crustaceous
Americanadjective
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of the nature of or pertaining to a crust or shell.
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having a hard covering or crust.
adjective
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forming, resembling, or possessing a surrounding crust or shell
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zoology another word for crustacean
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of crustaceous
First recorded in 1640–50, crustaceous is from the New Latin word crūstāceus (adj.) hard-shelled. See crustacean, -aceous
Example Sentences
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The organisms examined for the study were two common types of crustaceous zooplankton that differ in size and feeding behavior.
From Science Daily • Nov. 6, 2023
Being a toast-and-egg man myself, my day begins with the transubstantiation of bread into its crustaceous cousin, toast.
From The Guardian • May 24, 2016
At rehearsal, the musicians of London's Royal Philharmonic Orchestra gaped at the unwonted spectacle of their crustaceous conductor, Sir Thomas Beecham, taking advice and instruction.
From Time Magazine Archive
There is Trevor Howard, who makes the crustaceous Father Collins genuinely likable and credible against almost insuperable odds.
From Time Magazine Archive
If ever a rare man has a whole will and no half of one, and rests upon his power, and does not, like a crustaceous animal, cleave to every other, then he is called cold.
From Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) by Jean Paul
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