| 释义 |
crustacean, a. and n.|krʌˈsteɪʃ(ɪ)ən|
[f. as prec. + -an.]
A. adj. Belonging to the class Crustacea.
1858Geikie Hist. Boulder v. 81 The most abundant order of Crustacean life.
B. n. An animal of this class.
1835Kirby Hab. & Inst. Anim. II. xiv. 26 Whether the higher Orders of Crustaceans undergo a real metamorphosis. 1873Dawson Earth & Man iii. 54 The Crustaceans, the highest marine animals of the annulose type. |