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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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