crustacea

One entry found for crustacea.

Main Entry: crus·ta·cea
Pronunciation: krs-t-sh(-)
Function: noun plural
1 capitalized : a large class of mostly aquatic arthropods that have a chitinous or calcareous and chitinous exoskeleton, a pair of often much modified appendages on each segment, and two pairs of antennae and that include the lobsters, shrimps, crabs, wood lice, water fleas, and barnacles
2 : arthropods of the class Crustacea
- crus·ta·cean /-shn/ adjective or noun