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Crustacean - meaning and illustration

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1. Synonyms, etymology, translation, definition, examples and notes

1.1. IPA transcription and prononciation for crustacean: 🔊

Crustacean /krʌˈsteɪʃn/

1.2. 🇫🇷 French translation of crustacean:

Crustacé

1.3. Definition of crustacean in fisheries:

Crustacean: Any of various widespread arthropods (invertebrate with jointed appendages) of the subphylum Crustacea that live mostly in water and have a hard shell, with a segmented body. Crustaceans are the largest group of marine arthropods, which include crabs, lobsters, and prawns and shrimps.

Other Definitions of Crustacean per Country

In Australia:

crustacean means fish of the subphylum Crustacea.

✏️ Source -- Australia Fisheries Management Regulations 2019, Part 1, Section 5 ( Australia Fisheries Management Regulations 2019 )

In Kenya:

“crustacea” means all species of aquatic Arthropods including shrimps, prawns, lobster, crayfish and crabs, their brood, spawn, ova and young thereof;

✏️ Source -- Kenya Fisheries (General) Regulations, 1991, Part I, Section 2 ( Kenya Fisheries (General) Regulations, 1991 )