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crustacean

krəˈsteɪʃən
WordNet
Lobster, crab and shells with inscriptions identifying the crustaceans in Latin and Dutch
Lobster, crab and shells with inscriptions identifying the crustaceans in Latin and Dutch
  1. (adj) crustacean
    of or belonging to the class Crustacea
  2. (n) crustacean
    any mainly aquatic arthropod usually having a segmented body and chitinous exoskeleton
Illustrations
Two festoons with crustaceans and shells in the southern part of the eastern gallery of the City Hall on Dam Square in Amsterdam. For above the lunette on the left and right of the statue of Diana. Marked bottom center: N.
Two festoons with crustaceans and shells in the southern part of the eastern gallery of the City Hall on Dam Square in Amsterdam. For above the lunette on the left and right of the statue of Diana. Marked bottom center: N.
Schedule listing the mollusks, crustaceans and shells in the third volume, numbers 1-13. Part of the sixth album with drawings of fish, shells and insects. Sixth of twelve albums with drawings of animals, birds and plants known around 1600, commissioned by Emperor Rudolf II. With explanation in Dutch, Latin and French.
Schedule listing the mollusks, crustaceans and shells in the third volume, numbers 1-13. Part of the sixth album with drawings of fish, shells and insects. Sixth of twelve albums with drawings of animals, birds and plants known around 1600, commissioned by Emperor Rudolf II. With explanation in Dutch, Latin and French.
Sheet with eight crustaceans and mollusks, numbers 1-8, partly with the Latin names. Numbered top right: 9. Part of the sixth album with drawings of fish, shells and insects. Sixth of twelve albums with drawings of animals, birds and plants known around 1600, commissioned by Emperor Rudolf II. With explanation in Dutch, Latin and French.
Sheet with eight crustaceans and mollusks, numbers 1-8, partly with the Latin names. Numbered top right: 9. Part of the sixth album with drawings of fish, shells and insects. Sixth of twelve albums with drawings of animals, birds and plants known around 1600, commissioned by Emperor Rudolf II. With explanation in Dutch, Latin and French.
Handwritten title page for the third volume with the mollusks, crustaceans and shells. Part of the sixth album with drawings of fish, shells and insects. Sixth of twelve albums with drawings of animals, birds and plants known around 1600, commissioned by Emperor Rudolf II. With explanation in Dutch, Latin and French.
Handwritten title page for the third volume with the mollusks, crustaceans and shells. Part of the sixth album with drawings of fish, shells and insects. Sixth of twelve albums with drawings of animals, birds and plants known around 1600, commissioned by Emperor Rudolf II. With explanation in Dutch, Latin and French.
Sheet with 12 representations of fish, a whale and crustaceans. Above the middle of the seal of the Maatschappij tot Nut van 't Algemeen. Below each image a two-line verse with the name of the animal. Numbered top right: M.
Sheet with 12 representations of fish, a whale and crustaceans. Above the middle of the seal of the Maatschappij tot Nut van 't Algemeen. Below each image a two-line verse with the name of the animal. Numbered top right: M.
Sheet with nine crustaceans, molluscs and a sea lily, numbers 1-9, with Latin and sometimes French names. Numbered top right: 8. Part of the sixth album with drawings of fish, shells and insects. Sixth of twelve albums with drawings of animals, birds and plants known around 1600, commissioned by Emperor Rudolf II. With explanation in Dutch, Latin and French.
Sheet with nine crustaceans, molluscs and a sea lily, numbers 1-9, with Latin and sometimes French names. Numbered top right: 8. Part of the sixth album with drawings of fish, shells and insects. Sixth of twelve albums with drawings of animals, birds and plants known around 1600, commissioned by Emperor Rudolf II. With explanation in Dutch, Latin and French.
Jug, decorated with crustaceans, shells and snails. In the center is a child on a mascaron. Three claws are visible on the base. Horizontally shaded background. From a series of 12 sheets.
Jug, decorated with crustaceans, shells and snails. In the center is a child on a mascaron. Three claws are visible on the base. Horizontally shaded background. From a series of 12 sheets.
Jug, decorated with crustaceans, shells and snails. In the center is a child on a mascaron. Later edition of the magazine described under number 169.1 in Orn Cat I.
Jug, decorated with crustaceans, shells and snails. In the center is a child on a mascaron. Later edition of the magazine described under number 169.1 in Orn Cat I.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
  1. Crustacean
    (Zoöl) Of or pertaining to the Crustacea; crustaceous.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  1. crustacean
    Of or pertaining to the Crustacea.
  2. (n) crustacean
    One of the Crustacea.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary
  1. (n) Crustacean
    one of the crustacea
  2. (adjs) Crustacean
    pertaining to the crustacea, or shellfish
Usage in the news

Gnathia marleyi, a tiny crustacean that lives of the blood of fish, has been named for the Jamaican reggae legend Bob Marley . csmonitor.com

Crustacean hides among reefs, feeds off fish that swim by. edition.cnn.com

Gnathia marleyi, a tiny crustacean that feeds off the blood of reef-dwelling Caribbean fish, has been named in honor – for lack of a better term – of the Jamaican musician Bob Marley . csmonitor.com

A huge and potentially record-breaking haul of crustaceans in Maine and Canada this year has caused a market glut and a crash in wholesale prices. the-daily-record.com

He estimates that he has bought and sold more than 350,000 pounds of the crustacean annually over his nearly 40-year career. nytimes.com

These are a few of Chip 's favorite things: Crustaceans with drawn butter. 961therocket.com

Old City 's infamous Mad River space grows up with a new tenant serving cocktails, craft beers and crustaceans. citypaper.net

The crustaceans have been crawling to the air-conditioned facility from a nearby mangrove forest as temperatures climb. taipeitimes.com

Off Broadway's yearly celebration of our loveable local crustacean will not, for the first time ever, feature a performance by the now-defunct Monads. riverfronttimes.com

Regardless of the name they are fresh water crustaceans that breathe through feather-like gills and live in bodies of water that don't freeze. knue.com

Velcro-like barbed hooks cover the sponge's branching limbs, snaring crustaceans as they are swept into its branches by deep-sea currents. foxnews.com

Carlos Gaytan of Mexique makes "coffee and doughnuts" out of crustaceans. chicagoreader.com

Nevada wildlife officials have issued the first commercial permit for crawfish harvest in Lake Tahoe, allowing the Tahoe Lobster Co. To go after some of the 220 million crustaceans living in the lake. mercedsunstar.com

They develop their trademark pink color from pigments in their food, which is made up of algae, crustaceans and other invertebrates. abclocal.go.com

San Francisco's Dungeness crab fleet is refusing to fish due to a dispute over the price of the tasty crustaceans. thereporter.com

Usage in literature

Lastly the crustacean confines itself to making a suit of armour out of its mineral skin. "The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles" by Jean Henri Fabre

CRUSTACEAN with an antenna-like development of the eye-peduncle, ii. "The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2)" by Charles Darwin

Here but three or four of the giant crustaceans tried to follow them. "In the Morning of Time" by Charles G. D. Roberts

Their favorite food consists of the eggs of all small crustaceans, such as shrimps, sand-hoppers, and lady-crabs. "Harper's Young People, August 17, 1880" by Various

Crustaceans may be killed most handily with chloroform. "Taxidermy" by Leon Luther Pray

This Crustacean dwells in the empty shells of Gasteropods. "The Industries of Animals" by Frédéric Houssay

Similarly with the development of an individual crustacean or insect. "Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I" by Herbert Spencer

Life upon the shattered planet of that far distant sun had apparently sprung from sources both crustacean and reptilian. "Astounding Stories, May, 1931" by Various

These remarkable, extinct trilobites were the first crustaceans. "Earth and Sky Every Child Should Know" by Julia Ellen Rogers

The dolphin is exceedingly voracious, feeding on fish, cuttlefishes and crustaceans. "Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6" by Various

Usage in poetry
To whatever variation
Our posterity may turn
Hairy, squashy, or crustacean,
Bulbous-eyed or square of stern,
Tusked or toothless, mild or ruthless,
Towards that unknown god we yearn.
"Evolutionary Hymn" by C S Lewis