Crustaceous
51shellfish — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. crustacean, mollusk, molluscoid, crustaceous animal, invertebrate, marine invertebrate, marine animal, arthropod, gastropod, Arthropoda, molluskan type, bivalve, shell meat. Types of shellfish include: crab, lobster, clam,… …
52crustacean — 1835, from Mod.L. CRUSTACEA (Cf. Crustacea) the class name (q.v.). As an adj., 1858 (earlier was crustaceous, 1640s) …
53crustacean — a. Crustaceous …
54semi — semi·abstract; semi·abstraction; semi·aerial; semi·amphibious; semi·annual; semi·annually; semi·anthracite; semi·ape; semi·aquatic; semi·arboreal; semi·arch; semi·arid; semi·auto; semi·autonomous; semi·basement; semi·beam; semi·bejan;… …
55semicrustaceous — semi·crustaceous …
56crustacean — n. animal with hard shell. ♦ crustaceology, n. study of these. ♦ crustaceous, a. having a shell; like a crust or a crab …
57class Crustacea — noun class of mandibulate arthropods including: lobsters; crabs; shrimps; woodlice; barnacles; decapods; water fleas • Syn: ↑Crustacea • Derivationally related forms: ↑crustaceous (for: ↑Crustacea) …
58Crustacea — noun class of mandibulate arthropods including: lobsters; crabs; shrimps; woodlice; barnacles; decapods; water fleas • Syn: ↑class Crustacea • Derivationally related forms: ↑crustaceous • Hypernyms: ↑class …
59crustacean — n. & adj. n. any arthropod of the class Crustacea, having a hard shell and usu. aquatic, e.g. the crab, lobster, and shrimp. adj. of or relating to crustaceans. Derivatives: crustaceology n. crustaceous adj. Etymology: mod.L crustaceus f. crusta …
60genus Lecanora — noun type genus of Lecanoraceae; crustaceous lichens • Hypernyms: ↑fungus genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Lecanoraceae, ↑family Lecanoraceae • Member Meronyms: ↑lecanora, ↑archil, ↑ …
