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crustaceous
[kruh-stey-shuhs]
adjective
of the nature of or pertaining to a crust or shell.
having a hard covering or crust.
crustaceous
/ ʌˈٱɪʃə /
adjective
forming, resembling, or possessing a surrounding crust or shell
zoology another word for crustacean
Other Word Forms
- noncrustaceous adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of crustaceous1
Example Sentences
The organisms examined for the study were two common types of crustaceous zooplankton that differ in size and feeding behavior.
Being a toast-and-egg man myself, my day begins with the transubstantiation of bread into its crustaceous cousin, toast.
Achene naked, bony or crustaceous, supported on a hardened disk.
Another very distinct group with silvery foliage—the crustaceous group—contains some of our choicest Alpines.
In estuaries it feeds on crustaceous and molluscous animals and small fish, which it obtains by diving.
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