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crustacean.

Any arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea, including lobsters, crabs, shrimp, barnacles and woodlice.

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Meaning & usage

noun/kɹʌsˈteɪʃən/

  1. Any arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea, including lobsters, crabs, shrimp, barnacles and woodlice.

  2. Any arthropod of the clade Pancrustacea, which includes hexapods in addition to traditional crustaceans.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *krews- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *krustós Proto-Italic *krustosder. Latin crusta Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ks Proto-Italic *-āks Latin -āx Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin -āceader. Translingual -acea taxonomic name Crustacea Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English crustacean From taxonomic name Crustacea + -an.

adj/kɹʌsˈteɪʃən/

  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the subphylum Crustacea.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *krews- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *krustós Proto-Italic *krustosder. Latin crusta Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ks Proto-Italic *-āks Latin -āx Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin -āceader. Translingual -acea taxonomic name Crustacea Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English crustacean From taxonomic name Crustacea + -an.

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