crustacean

Speech parts

1. crustacean - Noun

2. crustacean - Adjective

Meaning

Of or pertaining to the Crustacea; crustaceous.

An animal belonging to the class Crustacea.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

barnacle shrimp shellfish crab lobster crayfish prawn arthropod copepod decapod crustaceous krill fish animal oyster
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Antonyms

fleet scampering divine nature

Hypernyms

arthropod

Hyponyms

barnacle shrimp copepod decapod branchiopod cirriped

Related terms

crustacea crustaceology

Phrases with the word

clawed crustacean large edible crustacean water crustacean lobster-like crustacean nocturnal freshwater crustacean stomatopod crustacean

Examples

CRAYFISH, n. A small crustacean very much resembling the lobster, but less indigestible. Ambrose Bierce

Grobanite makes me think of a type of harmless crustacean. Josh Groban

Annual testing is often the practice for determining whether allergy to milk, egg, soy, and wheat have been outgrown, and the testing interval is extended to 2–3 years for allergy to peanut, tree nuts, fish, and crustacean shellfish. Source: Internet

Attendees are encouraged to "suck the head" of a crawfish by separating the abdomen of the crustacean and sucking out the abdominal fat/juices. Source: Internet

At Fatty Fatty Crawfish Restaurant, couples gazed into each other’s eyes over steaming piles of desecrated crustacean shells, crimson grease dripping from gloved hands onto plastic tablecloths. Source: Internet

Here we go up the stairs not the 'apple and pears', so I'm afraid these slippery little critters aren't getting any higher up the crustacean hit parade (and I know they're not crustaceans before you mention it). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

crusta lactea crustacea crustaceal crustaceological crustaceologist crustaceology