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CRUSTACEANS
Animal kingdom
Grouping of all living beings with more or less complex organs, with which they move about and feed themselves; the body of knowledge about them.
CRUSTACEANS
Usually aquatic invertebrates (over 40,000 species) whose segmented bodies have articulated appendages and often carapaces.
lobster
Large marine crustacean having a carapace and five large pairs of legs, the first of which bears powerful claws; its meat is highly prized.
morphology of a lobster
anatomy of a lobster
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