adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Resembling a crustacean.

   "the crustaceous or ostreaceous body"

2. 2
   Hard, thin and brittle.

   "a crustaceous lichen"

Adjective

1. 1
   being or having or resembling a hard crust or shell wordnet
2. 2
   of or belonging to the class Crustacea wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

crustaceaninvertebrate

Example

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"the crustaceous or ostreaceous body"

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