Crustacea

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Crustacea. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Crustacea, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Crustacea in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Crustacea you have here. The definition of the word Crustacea will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofCrustacea, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: crustacea and crustácea

Translingual

selected Crustacea

Etymology

From Latin crusta (shell) +‎ -acea.

Proper noun

Crustacea

  1. A taxonomic subphylum within the phylum Arthropoda – crustaceans.

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

References