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Meanings of crustacea in English

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раки
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Subphylum of arthropods.

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        Class of mandibulate arthropods including: lobsters; crabs; shrimps; woodlice; barnacles; decapods; water fleas.

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              Examples for "crustaceans"
              Examples for "crustaceans"
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              The gigantic crustaceans called the EURYPTERIDS were also present in this period.
              The Elements of Geology
              2
              Wherever we meet with horn in insects, we find stone in crustaceans.
              The History of a Mouthful of Bread / And its effect on the organ...
              3
              So it is with the wonderfully complex jaws and legs of crustaceans.
              The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection / Or, the Pr...
              4
              Live crustaceans should come from a clean-looking tank, and should be active.
              On food and cooking: the science and lore of the kitchen
              5
              The two species are amphipods, small scavenging crustaceans around 3mm in length.
              The Irish Times
              1
              Sample three varieties of crab in one luscious crustacean-centric feast at Sekkatei.
              News.com.au
              2
              The abnormal existence of a six-legged crustacean occupied the attention of naturalists considerably.
              Scientific American Supplement, No. 385, May 19, 1883
              3
              The fishing village is the perfect setting for this celebration of the crustacean.
              The Irish Times
              4
              The bad weather is thought to have devastated crustacean populations too.
              The Guardian
              5
              CRAYFISH, n. A small crustacean very much resembling the lobster, but less indigestible.
              The Devil's Dictionary
              Usage of crustacea in English
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              Medusae, microscopic crustacea, and pennatules lit it slightly with their phosphorescent gleam.
              Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea
              2
              Mr. Benedict, a fine occasion to study this curious species of crustacea.
              Dick Sand: A Captain at Fifteen
              3
              Precisely similar features are displayed by the crustacea, which seem to be so different.
              The Doctrine of Evolution: Its Basis and Its Scope
              4
              They seem to form a sort of connecting link between the crustacea and true fishes.
              Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation
              5
              It served as nest and food for myriads of crustacea and molluscs, crabs, and cuttlefish.
              Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea
              6
              Paragonimiasis typically results from the consumption of raw or improperly cooked crustacea, especially crabs and crayfish.
              Pubmed
              7
              The paths were encumbered with seaweed and fucus, between which grovelled a whole world of crustacea.
              Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea
              8
              It is more sedentary, but it is in the drinking water inside small crustacea (cyclops).
              Travels in West Africa: Congo Français, Corisco and Cameroons
              9
              Suppose she was to tell her aunt quietly but firmly about the parasitic males of degraded crustacea.
              Ann Veronica: A Modern Love Story
              10
              Do you discover in your results any connection between such facts and the present distribution of crustacea?
              Louis Agassiz: His Life and Correspondence
              11
              The long extinct class of crustacea known as the Trilobites are likewise very favourable subjects for phylogenetic studies.
              Darwin and Modern Science
              12
              Small thin-skinned crustacea, and aquatic surface-insects.
              Love's Meinie: Three Lectures on Greek and English Birds
              13
              What a marvellous range of structure the crustacea present, and how well adapted they are for your enquiry!
              Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2
              14
              IN SEASON Crayfish As we mentioned a couple of weeks ago, crustacea are coming into season round about now.
              The Guardian
              15
              It is destructive not only to oysters but to clams, mussels, barnacles, snails, worms, and small crustacea as well.
              Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania
              16
              Barnacles, really crustacea, 50.
              The Doctrine of Evolution: Its Basis and Its Scope