crustate, a.
(ˈkrʌsteɪt)
[ad. L. crustāt-us crusted, incrusted; applied by Pliny to crustacea.]
Crusted; crustaceous.
| 1661 Lovell Hist. Anim. & Min. Introd., Exanguine aquaticks, which are either soft, as the Polypus..or Crustate..as the Lobster. 1882 Syd. Soc. Lex., Crustate, having an outer hard rind or shell. |