CRUSTACEOUS

crustaceous

(adjective) being or having or resembling a hard crust or shell

crustaceous, crustacean

(adjective) of or belonging to the class Crustacea

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

crustaceous (comparative more crustaceous, superlative most crustaceous)

Resembling a crustacean.

Hard, thin and brittle.

Source: Wiktionary


Crus*ta"ceous (krs-t"shs; 97), a. Etym: [NL. crustaceous. See crustacea.]

1. Pertaining to, or of the nature of, crust or shell; having a crustlike shell.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Belonging to the Crustacea; crustacean.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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