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Record 1 2005-07-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Crustaceans
DEF

An animal belonging to the class Crustacea.

OBS

Crustacea: A large class of Arthropodous animals, mostly aquatic, characterized by a hard, close-fitting, usually chitinous shell or 'crust' which is shed periodically; comprising crabs, lobsters, crayfish, prawns, shrimps, and many others.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Crustacés
DEF

Animal appartenant à la classe des crustacés.

DEF

crustacés : Classe d'animaux arthropodes, ovipares, antennifères, au corps formé de segments munis chacun d'une paire d'appendices, à respiration branchiale, à carapace chitineuse.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Crustáceos
DEF

Nombre común de los miembros de un subfilo de los artrópodos fundamentalmente acuáticos, dotados de mandíbulas y dos pares de antenas, como el cangrejo, la langosta el langostino y la quisquilla.

OBS

En plural, clase que forman.

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