crustacean

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Though Arizona is not normally associated with lobster, the crustacean is again thrown in for good measure.

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  1. noun Any of various predominantly aquatic arthropods of the class Crustacea, including lobsters, crabs, shrimps, and barnacles, characteristically having a segmented body, a chitinous exoskeleton, and paired, jointed limbs.
  2. adjective Of or belonging to the Crustacea.

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  • Mr. Krabs: This crustacean is focused on one thing and one thing only, making more and more and more money. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • Scientists believe this small crustacean -- about a third-of-an-inch long -- found in several caves in Summit County may be an undiscovered species of shrimplike amphipod.
  • After all, Hazelton said, the crustacean is hardly new -- just newly discovered.
  • After all, Hazelton said, the crustacean is hardly new - just newly discovered. —  Cincinnati.Com - All Local News
  • City Crab and Seafood had named the crustacean mascot George, as everyone including the chef was attached to him. —  TREND HUNTER - The Latest Trends
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  1. From New Latin Crūstācea, class name, neuter pl. of crūstāceus, hard-shelled, from Latin crūsta, shell; see kreus- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Crustacea + -an.
 

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/krəsˈteɪʃɪən/
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