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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crustaceous

/kɹʌsˈteɪʃəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.19 in modern English

Syllables
crus-ta-ceous
IPA
/kɹʌsˈteɪʃəs/
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling a crustacean.

adj

Hard, thin and brittle.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

more crustaceous (comparative) most crustaceous (superlative)

Derived Forms

crustaceously crustaceousness ecrustaceous noncrustaceous pustulocrustaceous semicrustaceous subcrustaceous

Synonyms

crustacean

Rhymes With

gracious spacious tenacious audacious ignatius herbaceous voracious flirtatious vivacious ostentatious fallacious efficacious

Questions

How do you pronounce crustaceous?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɹʌsˈteɪʃəs/.
What does crustaceous mean?
Resembling a crustacean.

How to pronounce crustaceous

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