Crustacean - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Crustacean :  adj : of or belonging to the class Crustacea [syn: crustaceous] (noun)

1: any mainly aquatic arthropod usually having a segmented body and chitinous exoskeleton

Based on WordNet 2.0

Crustacean : \Crus*ta"cean\ (kr?s-t?"shan; 97), a. (Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to the Crustacea; crustaceous. -- n. An animal belonging to the class Crustacea.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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