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crus·ta·cean

crustacean

pronunciation:: kruh steI shn
features:: Word Explorer

part of speech:	noun
definition:	an aquatic animal with a hard shell and jointed legs. Crustaceans live in fresh or salt water. There are many kinds of crustaceans, including crabs, crayfish, lobsters, and shrimps. Crustaceans are kinds of arthropods.

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	affects crustacean
	fishing, pollution
	behaviors of some crustaceans
	clawing, crawling, feeding, hiding, molting, snapping, swimming, walking
	broader categories that include crustaceans
	animal, arthropod, invertebrate, seafood
	person associated with crustaceans
	fisherman
	some examples of crustaceans
	barnacle, crab, crayfish, lobster, shrimp
	some parts of crustaceans
	antenna, claw, shell
	some places for crustaceans
	land, reef, sand, water
	some things crustaceans eat
	algae, insects, plankton, plants

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