crustacean

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun any mainly aquatic arthropod usually having a segmented body and chitinous exoskeleton
  2. adjective of or belonging to the class Crustacea

Etymology

From taxonomic name Crustacea + -an.

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