English dictionary

Crustacea

/kr/@/'st/eI//S//i//@/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

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

noun.animal

Synonyms class crustacea

Source: WordNet 3.0
One of the classes of the arthropods, including lobsters and crabs; -- so called from the crustlike shell with which they are covered.

noun

Source: webster1913