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Noun: Crustacea  ,krú'stey-shee-u
  1. Class of mandibulate arthropods including: lobsters; crabs; shrimps; woodlice; barnacles; decapods; water fleas
    - class Crustacea

Type of: class

Part of: Arthropoda, phylum Arthropoda

Encyclopedia: Crustacea