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Word: Crustacea
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
modern Latin (plural), from crusta (see crust)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
krʌˈsteɪʃə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a large group of mainly aquatic arthropods which include crabs, lobsters, shrimps, woodlice, barnacles, and many minute forms. They are very diverse, but most have four or more pairs of limbs and several other appendages.
Short Definition:large group of mainly aquatic arthropods which includes crabs
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