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Adjective: crustaceous  ,krú'stey-shus
  1. Being or having or resembling a hard crust or shell
    "The crustaceous exterior of the lobster protects its soft inner body"
     
  2. Of or belonging to the class Crustacea
    "crustaceous shells are rich in chitin";
    - crustacean

Encyclopedia: Crustaceous