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Crustacean

2 stages from Latin to English.

Today it means a hard-shelled aquatic animal, such as a crab, lobster, or shrimp
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crusta
Latin · ancient
"a hard shell, a crust"
a hard outer shell, a crust
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crustacean
English · 1814
"a hard-shelled aquatic animal"
adopted by biologists for hard-shelled aquatic animals like crabs and lobsters
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