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crustacean en · ADJ
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Proto-Indo-European *krews-
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *krustós
Proto-Italic *krustosder.
Latin crusta
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ks
Proto-Italic *-āks
Latin -āx
Proto-Indo-European *-éyos
Proto-Italic *-ejos
Proto-Italic *-eos
Latin -eus
Latin -āceader.
Translingual -acea
taxonomic name Crustacea
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Italic *-nos
Proto-Italic *-ānos
Latin -ānus
Old French -ainder.
Middle English -an
English -an
English crustacean
From taxonomic name Crustacea + -an.
Meanings
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Of, relating to, or characteristic of the subphylum Crustacea.
Judging from the graphic evidence of crustacean carnage all around, it's a safe guess as to who's ahead in the ancient battle between hardshell and Homo sapiens.
1987 July 17, Marianne Kyriakos, “THE BEST LITTLE CRABHOUSES IN WASHINGTON”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 Jan 2026:It is feared that any major change in its chemistry will render many of these species extinct. Likewise, if the temperature is raised by factory discharge, predators now kept out of the lake by its frigidity will invade and annihilate many of the hundreds of crustacean varieties peculiar to its waters.
1967 July 2, Walter Sullivan, “Science; Threat to the Treasures of the World's Oldest Lake”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 Jan 2026:In cooperation with the Bureau of Fisheries he made several motion pictures of crustacean life.
1940 March 22, “DR. BUCHANAN DIES NOTED ANESTHETIST; […]”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 Jan 2026:
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crustaceal
crustacean en · NOUN
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Etymology
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Proto-Indo-European *krews-
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *krustós
Proto-Italic *krustosder.
Latin crusta
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ks
Proto-Italic *-āks
Latin -āx
Proto-Indo-European *-éyos
Proto-Italic *-ejos
Proto-Italic *-eos
Latin -eus
Latin -āceader.
Translingual -acea
taxonomic name Crustacea
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Italic *-nos
Proto-Italic *-ānos
Latin -ānus
Old French -ainder.
Middle English -an
English -an
English crustacean
From taxonomic name Crustacea + -an.
Meanings
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Any arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea, including lobsters, crabs, shrimp, barnacles and woodlice.
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Any arthropod of the clade Pancrustacea, which includes hexapods in addition to traditional crustaceans.
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Deriveds
noncrustacean · macrocrustacean · microcrustacean · Rustacean
Hypernyms
arthropod
Hyponyms
decapod · sea monkey · crawdad · sowbug · water flea · crayfish · branchiopod · lobster · daphniid · prawn · crab · shrimp · woodlouse · crawfish · pillbug · barnacle · cladoceran
Relateds
crustacea · :Category:Crustaceans · crustaceology
Synonyms
crustacean
Translations (67)
lb Crustacé (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) · af skaaldier (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) · cmn 介蟲 /介虫 (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) · ja 甲殻類 (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) · ca crustaci (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) · kw krestennek (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) · cy crestog (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) · de Krebstier (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) · vo krustaf (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) · bg ракообра́зно (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) · el καρκινοειδή (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) · to monumanu fingota ngeʻesi fefeka (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) · sk kôrovce (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) · gu સકવચ (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) · mi mawhiti (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) · ru ракообра́зное (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) · tr kabuklular (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) · it crostaceo (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) · nn krepsdyr (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) · br kresteneg (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) · de Krustentier (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) · nv chʼosh bikágí ntłʼizí (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) · nl crustacee (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) · nb krepsdyr (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) · cy crestennog (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) · ga crústach (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) · hu rák (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) · io krustaceo (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) · fa سختپوست (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) · mk раковите (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) · is krabbadýr (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) · nl schaaldier (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) · kk шаянтәрізділер (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) · lv vēžveidīgie (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) · be ракападобныя (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) · cy cramennog (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) · gl crustáceo (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) · de Schalentier (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) · ka კიბოსნაირნი (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) · hi कठिनी (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) · la crustāceum (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) · ro crustaceu (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) · hy խեցգետնանմաններ (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) · qu qaraqruyuwa (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) · haw pāpaka (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) · cs korýš (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) · frr kraaben (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) · sv kräftdjur (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) · nan-hbl 甲殼類 /甲壳类 (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) · az xərçəngkimilər (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) · ba ҡыҫала (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) · af krustasee (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) · cmn 甲殼動物 /甲壳动物 (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) · fi äyriäinen (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) · ast crustaceu (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) · kmr qalikdar (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) · pt crustáceo (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) · ko 갑각류 (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) · vo krustanim (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) · eo krustaco (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) · vo koanaf (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) · fr crustacé (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) · pl skorupiak (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) · uk ракоподібні (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) · lt vėžiagyviai (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) · sl raki (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) · es crustáceo (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea)