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subcrustaceous

subcrustaceous adjective: occurring beneath a crust or scab.

Adjective

subcrustaceous (not comparable)

  1. Occurring beneath a crust or scab.
    • a subcrustaceous cicatrization

Origin of subcrustaceous

From sub- + crustaceous.

Questions about subcrustaceous

What does subcrustaceous mean?
Subcrustaceous means occurring beneath a crust or scab.
What part of speech is subcrustaceous?
Subcrustaceous is an adjective.

Words near subcrustaceous in the dictionary

  1. subcrossed
  2. subcrosses
  3. subcrossing
  4. subcrossings
  5. subcrust
  6. subcrustaceous
  7. subcrustal
  8. subcrustally
  9. subcrustose
  10. subcrusts
  11. subcrystalline

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