crustaceous

crus·ta·ceous

C0778500 (krŭ-stā′shəs)adj.1. Having, resembling, or constituting a hard crust or shell.2. Crustacean.

[Latin crūsta, shell; see kreus- in Indo-European roots + -aceous.]

crustaceous

(krʌˈsteɪʃəs) adj1. forming, resembling, or possessing a surrounding crust or shell2. (Animals) zoology another word for crustacean²

crus•ta•ceous

(krʌˈsteɪ ʃəs)

adj. 1. of the nature of or pertaining to a crust or shell. 2. crustacean. 3. having a hard covering or crust. [1640–50; < New Latin crūstāceus (adj.) hard-shelled. See crustacean, -aceous]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	crustaceous - of or belonging to the class Crustaceacrustacean
	2.	crustaceous - being or having or resembling a hard crust or shell

crustaceous

crus·ta·ceous

crustaceous

crus•ta•ceous

crustaceous

crustaceous

crustaceous

Synonyms for crustaceous

adj of or belonging to the class Crustacea

Synonyms