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Crustacea

Crustacea Meaning & Definition
Crustacea Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Crustacea?

[n] class of mandibulate arthropods including: lobsters; crabs; shrimps; woodlice; barnacles; decapods; water fleas

Synonyms | Synonyms for Crustacea: class Crustacea

Related Terms | Find terms related to Crustacea:

See Also | Arthropoda | Branchiopoda | Cirripedia | class | Copepoda | crustacean | Entomostraca | Malacostraca | order Stomatopoda | Ostracoda | phylum Arthropoda | Stomatopoda | subclass Branchiopoda | subclass Cirripedia | subclass Copepoda | subclass Entomostraca | subclass Malacostraca | subclass Ostracoda

Crustacea In Webster's Dictionary

\Crus*ta"ce*a\ (kr?s-t?"sh?-?), n. pl. [Neut. pl. of NL. crustaceus pert. to the crust or shell, from L. crusta the hard surfsce of a body, rind, shell.] (Zo["o]l.) One of the classes of the arthropods, including lobsters and crabs; -- so called from the crustlike shell with which they are covered. Note: The body usually consists of an anterior part, made up of the head and thorax combined, called the cephalothorax, and of a posterior jointed part called the abdomen, postabdomen, and (improperly) tail. They breathe by means of gills variously attached to some of the limbs or to the sides the body, according to the group. They are divisible into two subclasses, Entomostraca and Malacostraca, each of which includes several orders.

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