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Crusta :: Crusta (n.) A gem engraved, or a plate embossed in low relief, for inlaying a vase or other object..

Chela :: Chela (n.) The pincherlike claw of Crustacea and Arachnida.

Siphon :: Siphon (n.) The sucking proboscis of certain parasitic insects and crustaceans.

Anticlinorium :: Anticlinorium (n.) The upward elevation of the crust of the earth, resulting from a geanticlinal..

Exopodite :: Exopodite (n.) The external branch of the appendages of Crustacea.

Bar :: Bar (n.) The part of the crust of a horse's hoof which is bent inwards towards the frog at the heel on each side, and extends into the center of the sole..

Antenna :: Antenna (n.) A movable, articulated organ of sensation, attached to the heads of insects and Crustacea. There are two in the former, and usually four in the latter. They are used as organs of touch, and in some species of Crustacea the cavity of the ear is situated near the basal joint. In insects, they are popularly called horns, and also feelers. The term in also applied to similar organs on the heads of other arthropods and of annelids..

Thorax :: Thorax (n.) The second, or middle, region of the body of a crustacean, arachnid, or other articulate animal. In the case of decapod Crustacea, some writers include under the term thorax only the three segments bearing the maxillipeds; others include also the five segments bearing the legs. See Illust. in Appendix..

Hippe :: Hippe (n.) A genus of marine decapod crustaceans, which burrow rapidly in the sand by pushing themselves backward; -- called also bait bug. See Illust. under Anomura..

Pygidium :: Pygidium (n.) The caudal plate of trilobites, crustacean, and certain insects. See Illust. of Limulus and Trilobite..

Crustaceous :: Crustaceous (a.) Pertaining to, or of the nature of, crust or shell; having a crustlike shell..

Sedentary :: Sedentary (a.) Remaining in one place, especially when firmly attached to some object; as, the oyster is a sedentary mollusk; the barnacles are sedentary crustaceans..

Cirripedia :: Cirripedia (n. pl.) An order of Crustacea including the barnacles. When adult, they have a calcareous shell composed of several pieces. From the opening of the shell the animal throws out a group of curved legs, looking like a delicate curl, whence the name of the group. See Anatifa..

Crust :: Crust (n.) The dough, or mass of doughy paste, cooked with a potpie; -- also called dumpling..

Paragnathus :: Paragnathus (n.) One of the two lobes which form the lower lip, or metastome, of Crustacea..

Crustacean :: Crustacean (a.) Of or pertaining to the Crustacea; crustaceous.

Phyllobranchia :: Phyllobranchia (n.) A crustacean gill composed of lamellae.

Pandowdy :: Pandowdy (n.) A deep pie or pudding made of baked apples, or of sliced bread and apples baked together, with no bottom crust..

Crust :: Crust (n.) The cover or case of a pie, in distinction from the soft contents..

Macrura :: Macrura (n. pl.) A subdivision of decapod Crustacea, having the abdomen largely developed. It includes the lobster, prawn, shrimp, and many similar forms. Cf. Decapoda..

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