crustacean

/kɹəsˈteɪʃən/kruh-STAY-shuhn

/kɹəsˈteɪʃən/kruh-STAY-shuhn

Meaninga hard-shelled creature

Common meaning: a hard-shelled creature such as a crab

crusta hard shell or rindLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 485 · scan
aceannoun ending: one belonging to a class of animals or plants (Latin -aceus)

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin crusta ‘a hard shell or rind’.

Roots

crusta, -ae Latin “a hard shell or rind”

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