crustacean
Collocations
3ADJ.
all, graphic, kind, large, marine, tasty
CRUSTACEAN + NOUN
carnage, life
PREP.
around
Definitions
noun
Any arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea, including lobsters, crabs, shrimp, barnacles and woodlice, traditionally excluding hexapods.
adj
Of, relating to, or characteristic of the subphylum Crustacea.
In cooperation with the Bureau of Fisheries he made several motion pictures of crustacean life.
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.
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Synonyms
adjective — of or belonging to the class Crustacea
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6In cooperation with the Bureau of Fisheries he made several motion pictures of crustacean life.
WiktionaryIt 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 fr
WiktionaryJudging 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.
WiktionaryThe red king crab is a large crustacean.
Tatoeba · #837353Customer Tian-feng GU, a Chinese tourist who studies in Boston, raves about the restaurant's tasty crustacean.
Tatoeba · #8226683Roly polies are actually a kind of crustacean.
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