Crustaceous

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Crustaceous \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.
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     2. (Zool.) Belonging to the Crustacea; crustacean.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  crustaceous
       adj 1: of or belonging to the class Crustacea [syn: {crustacean}]
       2: being or having or resembling a hard crust or shell