crustacean
adjEtymology From taxonomic name Crustacea + -an.
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Of, relating to, or characteristic of the subphylum Crustacea.
- In cooperation with the Bureau of Fisheries he made several motion pictures of crustacean life.1940 March 22, “DR. BUCHANAN DIES NOTED ANESTHETIST; […]”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 Jan 2026:
- It is feared that any major change in its chemistry will render many of these species extinct. Likewise, if the temperature is raised by factory discharge, predators now kept out of the lake by its frigidity will invade and annihilate many of the hundreds of crustacean varieties peculiar to its waters.1967 July 2, Walter Sullivan, “Science; Threat to the Treasures of the World's Oldest Lake”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 Jan 2026:
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- Judging from the graphic evidence of crustacean carnage all around, it's a safe guess as to who's ahead in the ancient battle between hardshell and Homo sapiens.1987 July 17, Marianne Kyriakos, “THE BEST LITTLE CRABHOUSES IN WASHINGTON”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 Jan 2026: