crustaceous

[ kruh-stey-shuhs ]

/ krʌˈsteɪ ʃəs /

adjective

of the nature of or pertaining to a crust or shell.

crustacean.

having a hard covering or crust.

Origin of crustaceous

First recorded in 1640–50, crustaceous is from the New Latin word crūstāceus (adj.) hard-shelled. See crustacean, -aceous

OTHER WORDS FROM crustaceous

non·crus·ta·ceous, adjective

Words nearby crustaceous

crus of diaphragm, crus of fornix, crus of penis, crust, crustacean, crustaceous, crustal, crustal plate, crusted, crustose, crusty

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for crustaceous

Another very distinct group with silvery foliage—the crustaceous group—contains some of our choicest Alpines.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7|Various
Fruit drupe-like when fresh, more or less compressed; endocarp (nutlet) crustaceous.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray
As we proceeded on the soft, crustaceous surface, diminutive spouts of vapor would spit forth, as if to resent our intrusion.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 3, September 1864|Various
There are fourteen species of shells, and seven among the crustaceous.
The Oriental Republic of Uruguay at the World's Columbian Exhibition, Chicago, 1893|Carlos Maria de Pena

Fruit a kind of dry drupe, with a crustaceous or bony nut-shell, containing a large 4-lobed orthotropous seed.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for crustaceous

crustaceous

/ (krʌˈsteɪʃəs) /

adjective

forming, resembling, or possessing a surrounding crust or shell

zoology another word for crustacean (def. 2)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	crustaceous
释义	crustaceous [ kruh-stey-shuhs ] / krʌˈsteɪ ʃəs / adjective of the nature of or pertaining to a crust or shell. crustacean. having a hard covering or crust. Origin of crustaceous First recorded in 1640–50, crustaceous is from the New Latin word crūstāceus (adj.) hard-shelled. See crustacean, -aceous OTHER WORDS FROM crustaceous non·crus·ta·ceous, adjective Words nearby crustaceous crus of diaphragm, crus of fornix, crus of penis, crust, crustacean, crustaceous, crustal, crustal plate, crusted, crustose, crusty Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for crustaceous Another very distinct group with silvery foliage—the crustaceous group—contains some of our choicest Alpines. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7\|Various Fruit drupe-like when fresh, more or less compressed; endocarp (nutlet) crustaceous. The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States\|Asa Gray As we proceeded on the soft, crustaceous surface, diminutive spouts of vapor would spit forth, as if to resent our intrusion. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 3, September 1864\|Various There are fourteen species of shells, and seven among the crustaceous. The Oriental Republic of Uruguay at the World's Columbian Exhibition, Chicago, 1893\|Carlos Maria de Pena Fruit a kind of dry drupe, with a crustaceous or bony nut-shell, containing a large 4-lobed orthotropous seed. The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States\|Asa Gray British Dictionary definitions for crustaceous crustaceous / (krʌˈsteɪʃəs) / adjective forming, resembling, or possessing a surrounding crust or shell zoology another word for crustacean (def. 2) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
随便看	matthew walker matthias matthias i corvinus matthiessen mattify matting varistor varitype varityper varix varlet varletry varley loop varmint varmus varna varnish varnishing day varnish tree varoom varro varroa varsity varsovian varuna