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CRUSTACEOUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Being or having or resembling a hard crust or shell
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
crust (a hard outer layer that covers something)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of or belonging to the class Crustacea
Synonyms:
crustacean; crustaceous
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Crustacea (class of mandibulate arthropods including: lobsters; crabs; shrimps; woodlice; barnacles; decapods; water fleas)
Derivation:
Crustacea (class of mandibulate arthropods including: lobsters; crabs; shrimps; woodlice; barnacles; decapods; water fleas)
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