crustacean C2 Topic:Animals US /kɹʌsˈteɪʃən/ UK /krʌsˈteɪʃən/ See IPA manual Freq #48554 Meanings 1 noun an arthropod such as a crab, lobster, shrimp, or barnacle, usually with a hard shell A crab is a crustacean with a jointed body and hard shell. 2 adj relating to crustaceans The biologist studied crustacean larvae under the microscope. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an arthropod such as a... shellfisharthropod 2 adj · relating to crustaceans crustaceous Word family Forms crustaceacrustaceous Derived forms macrocrustaceanmicrocrustaceannoncrustacean Related forms crustcrabbarnacleshrimp Etymology From the taxonomic name Crustacea plus -an. Crustacea comes from Latin crusta, "shell, crust," pointing to the hard outer covering of many members of the group. Topics Animals External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # crustacean **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun, adj **IPA (US):** /kɹʌsˈteɪʃən/ **IPA (UK):** /krʌsˈteɪʃən/ **Frequency rank:** 48554 ## Meanings 1. an arthropod such as a crab, lobster, shrimp, or barnacle, usually with a hard shell 2. relating to crustaceans ## Examples - A crab is a crustacean with a jointed body and hard shell. - The biologist studied crustacean larvae under the microscope. ## Synonyms - shellfish - arthropod - crustaceous ## Derived Forms - macrocrustacean - microcrustacean - noncrustacean ## Related Forms - crust - crab - barnacle - shrimp ## Etymology From the taxonomic name Crustacea plus -an. Crustacea comes from Latin crusta, "shell, crust," pointing to the hard outer covering of many members of the group. ## Topics - Animals markdown