crus‧ta‧cean /krʌˈsteɪʃ
ən/
noun [countable] technical[
Date: 1800-1900;
Language: Modern Latin;
Origin: crustaceus, from Latin crusta; ⇒ crust]
an animal such as a
lobster or a
crab that has a hard outer shell and several pairs of legs, and usually lives in water
—crustacean adjective [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲