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crustaceans

/kɹəˈsteɪʃənz/

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noun

  1. plural of crustacean

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/kɹəˈsteɪʃənz/

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With crustaceans not only many trivial, but some important parts assume a new character, as recorded by Fritz Müller, after maturity.
Charles DarwinThe Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection Or, the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life, 6th EditionProject Gutenberg ebook #2009
Unfortunately the habits of crustaceans are very imperfectly known, and we cannot explain the uses of many structures peculiar to one sex.
Charles DarwinThe Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to SexProject Gutenberg ebook #2300
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Small crustaceans were plentiful on the surface, but they were if anything more numerous at depths of fifty to one hundred fathoms.
Douglas, Sir MawsonThe Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914Project Gutenberg ebook #6137
In some cases, however, the mature animal is generally considered as lower in the scale than the larva, as with certain parasitic crustaceans.
Charles DarwinOn the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection Or, the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for LifeProject Gutenberg ebook #1228
The mechanism and the conditions for the change in colouration were made clear through the beautiful investigations of Keeble and Gamble, on the colour-change in crustaceans.
A. C. (Albert Charles) SewardDarwin and Modern ScienceProject Gutenberg ebook #1909