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crus•ta•cean



Pronunciation: (kru-stā'shun), [key]
n.
any chiefly aquatic arthropod of the class Crustacea, typically having the body covered with a hard shell or crust, including the lobsters, shrimps, crabs, barnacles, and wood lice.

adj.
belonging or pertaining to the crustaceans.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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