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crustacean

[kruh-stey-shuhn] / krʌˈsteɪ ʃən /
NOUN
arthropod
Synonyms
STRONGEST


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Crustacean specialist Pipit Pitriana from Indonesia's National Research and Innovation Agency is fascinated by the captured lobster, as well as some pearl-sized barnacles she thinks may be new to science.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

Several thousand records were sourced on-campus from the Crustacean Collection of the Illinois Natural History Survey, part of the Prairie Research Institute at Illinois.

From Science Daily • Nov. 25, 2024

Crustacean enthusiasts among you will have noticed that we have used the term shrimp throughout this piece.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2023

Ms. Teigen had been trying out the tasting menu of Crustacean, a Vietnamese restaurant in Beverly Hills, and sat alone in a booth with her large bow.

From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2021

“Imagine Muriel standing up in class and innocently reading: ‘To the Crustacean family belong Jerry Macy, Marjorie Dean, Harriet Delaney, etc.,’” giggled Susan Atwell.

From Marjorie Dean High School Senior by Chase, Josephine




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