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crustaceans

crustaceans is the plural of crustacean.

Meaning of crustacean

Noun

crustacean (plural crustaceans)

  1. Any arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea, including lobsters, crabs, shrimp, barnacles and woodlice.
  2. Any arthropod of the clade Pancrustacea, which includes hexapods in addition to traditional crustaceans.

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Questions about crustaceans

What is crustaceans the plural of?
Crustaceans is the plural of crustacean.

Words near crustaceans in the dictionary

  1. crusta
  2. crusta lactea
  3. crustacea
  4. crustaceal
  5. crustacean
  6. crustaceans
  7. crustaceological
  8. crustaceologist
  9. crustaceologists
  10. crustaceology
  11. crustaceorubin

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