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CRUSTACEANS Synonyms

There are 6 synonyms of the word crustaceans. (exact relations)
There are 7 hypernyms of the word crustaceans. (close relations)
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crawfish
nounn
noun

• tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly

• small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster

• large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters

verb

• make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity

crayfish
nounn
noun

• warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California

• tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly

• small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster

• large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters

lobsters
nounn
noun

• flesh of a lobster

• any of several edible marine crustaceans of the families Homaridae and Nephropsidae and Palinuridae

prawns
verb, nounv, n
noun

• any of various edible decapod crustaceans

• shrimp-like decapod crustacean having two pairs of pincers; most are edible

verb

• fish for prawns

shrimps
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• disparaging terms for small people

• any of various edible decapod crustaceans

• small slender-bodied chiefly marine decapod crustaceans with a long tail and single pair of pincers; many species are edible

verb

• fish for shrimp

crustaceous
adjectiveadj
adjective

• of or belonging to the class Crustacea

• being or having or resembling a hard crust or shell

Best Hypernyms For CRUSTACEANS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for crustaceans, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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arthropod animals arthropods beings creatures invertebrates organisms

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