crustacean
pronunciation
How to pronounce crustacean in British English:
UK [krʌˈsteɪʃn]
How to pronounce crustacean in American English:
US [krʌˈsteɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- any mainly aquatic arthropod usually having a segmented body and chitinous exoskeleton
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- Adjective:
- of or belonging to the class Crustacea
Word Origin
- crustacean (n.)
- 1835, from Crustacea the class name. As an adjective, 1858 (earlier was crustaceous, 1640s).
Example
- 1. 1 / 8 Like an ancient gold treasure , this tiny copepod crustacean was brought up from the atlantic abyss earlier this year
- 2. See also : creepy crustacean hauled from ocean depths
- 3. What ammonites-or , at least , some of them-ate became clear earlier this year when an x-ray showed a small crustacean in the jaws of a species called baculites .
- 4. The boiled crustacean was placed on a platter on top of a ruffled cloth , with a peeled lemon and a twinkling glass nearby .
- 5. The prawns as they are known in derogatory slang because of their vaguely crustacean appearance spend their hopeless days brawling and getting high on pet food .