Crustaceous

  • 1Crustaceous — Crus*ta ceous (kr?s t? sh?s; 97), a. [NL. crustaceous. See {crustacea}.] 1. Pertaining to, or of the nature of, crust or shell; having a crustlike shell. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Belonging to the Crustacea; crustacean. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2crustaceous — [krus tā′shəs] adj. [ModL crustaceus: see CRUSTACEAN] 1. of or like a crust 2. having a hard crust or shell 3. Zool. CRUSTACEAN …

    English World dictionary

  • 3crustaceous — adjective Etymology: New Latin crustaceus, from Latin crusta crust, shell Date: circa 1646 of, relating to, having, or forming a crust or shell …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 4crustaceous — /kru stay sheuhs/, adj. 1. of the nature of or pertaining to a crust or shell. 2. crustacean. 3. having a hard covering or crust. [1640 50; < NL crustaceus (adj.) hard shelled. See CRUSTACEAN, ACEOUS] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 5crustaceous — adjective /krʌsˈteɪʃəs/ Resembling a crustacean …

    Wiktionary

  • 6crustaceous — a. Crustacean …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 7crustaceous — crus·ta·ceous …

    English syllables

  • 8crustaceous — crus•ta•ceous [[t]krʌˈsteɪ ʃəs[/t]] adj. 1) zool. of the nature of or pertaining to a crust or shell 2) zool. crustacean 3) having a hard covering or crust • Etymology: 1640–50; &LT; NL crūstāceus (adj.) hard shelled. See crustacean, aceous …

    From formal English to slang

  • 9crustaceous — /ˈkrʌsteɪʃəs/ (say krustayshuhs) adjective 1. of the nature of or relating to a crust or shell. 2. belonging to the Crustacea. 3. having a hard covering or crust. {New Latin crustāceus hard shelled} …

  • 10crustaceous — adjective 1. of or belonging to the class Crustacea • Syn: ↑crustacean • Pertains to noun: ↑Crustacea (for: ↑crustacean), ↑Crustacea • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …

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