crustacean
noun
crus·ta·cean
ˌkrə-ˈstā-shən 
: any of a large class (Crustacea) of mostly aquatic mandibulate arthropods that have a chitinous or calcareous and chitinous exoskeleton, a pair of often much modified appendages on each segment, and two pairs of antennae and that include the lobsters, shrimp, crabs, wood lice, water fleas, and barnacles
crustacean
adjective
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The eight others are soybeans, fish, crustacean shellfish, wheat, milk, eggs, peanuts and tree nuts.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Arthropods are invertebrate animals that today include insects, spiders, crustaceans, centipedes and millipedes—and Lomankus edgecombei belonged to an extinct subgroup of these creatures called megacheirans.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
The deep-water species belongs to a group of animals known as arthropods—an incredibly diverse group of invertebrates with jointed limbs and a hard shell known as an exoskeleton, which includes arachnids, insects and crustaceans, as well as extinct animals like trilobites.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
Burrows are also known among birds, crustaceans, centipedes and millipedes, and certain vertebrates like alligators and lizards.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Arthropods are invertebrate animals that today include insects, spiders, crustaceans, centipedes and millipedes—and Lomankus edgecombei belonged to an extinct subgroup of these creatures called megacheirans.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
The deep-water species belongs to a group of animals known as arthropods—an incredibly diverse group of invertebrates with jointed limbs and a hard shell known as an exoskeleton, which includes arachnids, insects and crustaceans, as well as extinct animals like trilobites.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
Burrows are also known among birds, crustaceans, centipedes and millipedes, and certain vertebrates like alligators and lizards.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Crustacean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crustacean. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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crustacean
noun
crus·ta·cean
ˌkrəs-ˈtā-shən
: any of a large class of mostly water-dwelling arthropods (as lobsters, shrimps, crabs, wood lice, water fleas, and barnacles) having an exoskeleton of chitin or chitin and a compound of calcium
crustacean
adjective
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