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Crustacean   /krəstˈeɪʃən/   Listen
Crustacean

noun
1.
Any mainly aquatic arthropod usually having a segmented body and chitinous exoskeleton.



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... are, however, very active, swimming by means of two pairs of legs. They also possess two pairs of antennae and one eye. (The species belonging to the genus Candona of the family Cypridae, do not swim.) Cyclops is another very small crustacean, shaped like a large-headed club. It swims very actively, and, like the Cypridae, is an excellent article of diet for very young fish. Both these crustacea live in stagnant water, and must, therefore, be kept in a separate pond, whence ...
— Amateur Fish Culture • Charles Edward Walker


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