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crustacean

[kruh-stay-shuhn] / krʌˈsteɪ ʃən /
NOUN
arthropod
Synonyms
STRONGEST


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Rattlesnakes were also the species most frequently infected with Ro, an invasive crustacean parasite commonly known as snake lungworm.

From Science Daily ● May 26, 2026

Wags are calling it the “lobstermander” because the new House District 7 extends like a crustacean with the tail in heavily Democratic northern Virginia to the body stretching downstate and branching into two claws.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026

"Since January, I've spent hours on the lobster every day," Gao told AFP, referring to OpenClaw's red crustacean mascot.

From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026

But he told the BBC when the express service reached its final stop "sure enough" he found the crustacean "chilling" on a seat.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2025

The fiddler crab, that small and picturesque crustacean whose hordes move over mud flats or sand flats like grazing cattle, has no defense against the sprayers.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

The annual red crab migration, when millions of the crustaceans emerge from the forest and scramble to the ocean, is one focal point.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

This primary production supports a wider food web that includes fish, crustaceans and seals.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026

Instead, it has proven to be about Appalachian springsnails—and a few other rare or endangered species, including freshwater mussels, fish, and crustaceans.

From Slate ● Apr. 27, 2026

Grey seals typically feed on fish such as sand eels, cod and herring, as well as squid and crustaceans.

From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2026

They are linked so intimately and indispensably with the lives of many fishes, mollusks, and crustaceans that were they no longer habitable these seafoods would disappear from our tables.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson


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