- crustaceus
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adj A
croûte (comme une crustaceus)
Dictionarium Latino-Gallicum botanicae. 2013.
Dictionarium Latino-Gallicum botanicae. 2013.
crustacé — crustacé, ée [ krystase ] adj. et n. m. • 1713; lat. sav. crustaceus, de crusta « croûte » 1 ♦ Vx Recouvert d une enveloppe dure. 2 ♦ N. m. pl. Mod. LES CRUSTACÉS : classe d arthropodes généralement aquatiques qui possèdent deux paires d antennes … Encyclopédie Universelle
Crustacea — Crus*ta ce*a (kr?s t? sh? ?), n. pl. [Neut. pl. of NL. crustaceus pert. to the crust or shell, from L. crusta the hard surfsce of a body, rind, shell.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of the classes of the arthropods, including lobsters and crabs; so called from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
crustacea — noun plural Etymology: New Latin, group name, from neuter plural of crustaceus Date: 1814 arthropods that are crustaceans … New Collegiate Dictionary
crustaceous — adjective Etymology: New Latin crustaceus, from Latin crusta crust, shell Date: circa 1646 of, relating to, having, or forming a crust or shell … New Collegiate Dictionary
Borkenflechte — (Herpes crustaceus), Hautkrankheit, bei welcher sich kleine Blasen bilden, welche Feuchtigkeit aus der Haut anziehen. Sie verhärten zu festen Krusten, unter denen sich eine scharfe Materie absondert, u. hinterlassen, wenn die Borken nicht von… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Borkenflechte — (Herpes crustaceus), eine Hautkrankheit mit Bläschenbildung; aus den Bläschen ergießt sich eine Feuchtigkeit, die zu dicken Krusten verhärtet. unter der eine beständige Absonderung von scharfer Flüssigkeit stattfindet. Die Krankheit ist… … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
crustaceous — /kru stay sheuhs/, adj. 1. of the nature of or pertaining to a crust or shell. 2. crustacean. 3. having a hard covering or crust. [1640 50; < NL crustaceus (adj.) hard shelled. See CRUSTACEAN, ACEOUS] * * * … Universalium
crustacean — crus|ta|cean [krʌˈsteıʃən] n technical [Date: 1800 1900; : Modern Latin; Origin: crustaceus, from Latin crusta; CRUST] an animal such as a ↑lobster or a ↑crab that has a hard outer shell and several pairs of legs, and usually lives in water… … Dictionary of contemporary English
crust — [14] Latin crusta meant ‘hard outer covering, shell’ (it is related to a number of words, including ultimately crystal, denoting a hard surface caused by freezing). Old French acquired it as crouste (the modern French form croûte formed the basis … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
Crustacea — 1814, from Mod.L. neut. pl. of crustaceus (animalia), lit. having a crust or shell, from L. crusta crust, rind, bark, hard shell (see CRUST (Cf. crust)). Taken as a zoological classification by Lamarck, 1801; Cuvier (1798) had les insectes… … Etymology dictionary
crustaceous — crus•ta•ceous [[t]krʌˈsteɪ ʃəs[/t]] adj. 1) zool. of the nature of or pertaining to a crust or shell 2) zool. crustacean 3) having a hard covering or crust • Etymology: 1640–50; < NL crūstāceus (adj.) hard shelled. See crustacean, aceous … From formal English to slang