- Crustacea (n.)
[Crustacea 词源字典]
- 1814, Modern Latin neuter plural of crustaceus (animalia), literally "having a crust or shell," from Latin crusta "crust, rind, bark, hard shell" (see crust (n.)). Taken as a zoological classification by Lamarck, 1801; Cuvier (1798) had les insectes crustacées.[Crustacea etymology, Crustacea origin, 英语词源]