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/kru stay"sheuhs/, adj.1. of the nature of or pertaining to a crust or shell.2. crustacean.3. having a hard covering or crust.[1640-50; < NL crustaceus (adj.) hard-shelled. See CRUSTACEAN, -ACEOUS]
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Crustaceous — Crus*ta ceous (kr?s t? sh?s; 97), a. [NL. crustaceous. See {crustacea}.] 1. Pertaining to, or of the nature of, crust or shell; having a crustlike shell. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Belonging to the Crustacea; crustacean. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
crustaceous — [krus tā′shəs] adj. [ModL crustaceus: see CRUSTACEAN] 1. of or like a crust 2. having a hard crust or shell 3. Zool. CRUSTACEAN … English World dictionary
crustaceous — adjective Etymology: New Latin crustaceus, from Latin crusta crust, shell Date: circa 1646 of, relating to, having, or forming a crust or shell … New Collegiate Dictionary
crustaceous — adjective /krʌsˈteɪʃəs/ Resembling a crustacean … Wiktionary
crustaceous — a. Crustacean … New dictionary of synonyms
crustaceous — crus·ta·ceous … English syllables
crustaceous — crus•ta•ceous [[t]krʌˈsteɪ ʃəs[/t]] adj. 1) zool. of the nature of or pertaining to a crust or shell 2) zool. crustacean 3) having a hard covering or crust • Etymology: 1640–50; < NL crūstāceus (adj.) hard shelled. See crustacean, aceous … From formal English to slang
crustaceous — /ˈkrʌsteɪʃəs/ (say krustayshuhs) adjective 1. of the nature of or relating to a crust or shell. 2. belonging to the Crustacea. 3. having a hard covering or crust. {New Latin crustāceus hard shelled} …
crustaceous — adjective 1. of or belonging to the class Crustacea • Syn: ↑crustacean • Pertains to noun: ↑Crustacea (for: ↑crustacean), ↑Crustacea • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Semi crustaceous — Sem i crus*ta ceous, a. Half crustaceous; partially crustaceous. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
