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crustacean (n.)

an animal of the class Crustacea, 1835; see Crustacea + -an. As an adjective, "of or pertaining to an animal of the class Crustacea," 1858 (an earlier adjective was crustaceous, "pertaining to crust, crust-like," 1640s).

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Definitions of crustacean from WordNet
1
crustacean (n.)
any mainly aquatic arthropod usually having a segmented body and chitinous exoskeleton;
2
crustacean (adj.)
of or belonging to the class Crustacea;
Synonyms: crustaceous
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