Crustacean Vocabulary | Shrimp, Crab, Lobster, Prawn Names with Pictures & Pronunciation

Crustacean

Crustacean / krʌsˈteɪʃən / n [a type of aquatic animal with a hard shell and jointed legs, and a segmented body, such as crabs and shrimp] (শক্ত খোলসযুক্ত জলজ প্রাণী):

Shrimp

Shrimp / ʃrɪmp / n {In British English, shrimp are often called prawns} [a small crustacean resembling a prawn, with a slender body and long antennae, widely eaten as seafood] (বাগদা চিংড়ি; সামুদ্রিক ছোট চিংড়ি):

Prawn

Prawn / prɑːn / n [a large shrimp-like crustacean with a shell and ten legs, commonly eaten and often farmed] (বড় চিংড়ি / গলদা চিংড়ি): Prawns are grey when they're raw, and turn pink when they're cooked. Peeled prawns

Lobster

Lobster / ˈlɑːbstər / n [a large marine crustacean with a hard shell and powerful two claws, and eight legs, or its flesh considered a luxury food] (লবস্টার):

Crayfish

Crayfish / ˈkreɪfɪʃ / n {also USA Crawfish} [a small lobster-like freshwater crustacean, eaten in many countries] (স্বাদু পানির চিংড়ি জাতীয় প্রাণী):

Krill

Krill / krɪl / n [tiny crustaceans with a hard outer shell that live in the sea and are eaten in large numbers by some types of whale] (ক্ষুদ্র চিংড়ি জাতীয় প্রাণী):

Crab

Crab / kræb / n [a crustacean with a flat, broad shell and two strong claws, known for walking sideways and widely eaten as seafood] (কাঁকড়া): crab salad. This crab salad is delicious!

Barnacle

Barnacle / ˈbɑːrnəkl / n [a small crustacean that sticks very tightly and in large numbers to rocks and the bottom of boats; eaten in some countries] (পাথরে লেগে থাকা খোলসযুক্ত প্রাণী; গুগলিশামুক):

Amphipod

Amphipod / ˈæmfɪpɑːd / n [a small crustacean that is similar in appearance to a shrimp but has no shell, mostly part of the marine ecosystem] (ক্ষুদ্র সামুদ্রিক ক্রাস্টেশিয়ান):

Hermit Crab

Hermit Crab / ˈhɜːmɪt ˌkræb / n [a type of crab with a soft abdomen that lives inside a shell for protection that left by another sea creature] (যতী কাঁকড়া):

Woodlouse

Woodlouse / ˈwʊdlaʊs / n {USA usually pill bug, sow bug} [a land-dwelling crustacean, with a greyish segmented body and seven pairs of legs, that lives in decaying wood or damp soil, and, not eaten as food] (ঘুণ পোকা):

Shell

Shell / ʃel / n [the hard outer covering of something, especially nuts, eggs, and some animals that protects the body] (খোলস / খোসা):

Exoskeleton

Exoskeleton / ˌeksoʊˈskelɪtən / n [a hard outer layer that covers, supports, and protects the body of an invertebrate animal such as an insect or crustacean] (বাহ্যিক কঙ্কাল):

Claw

Claw / klɔː / n [one of the two pointed parts, used for holding things and defense, at the end of the legs of some insects and sea creatures] (দাঁড়া / চিমটা):

1. Antenna

1. Antenna / ænˈtenə / n {ORGAN} [either of a pair of long, thin organs that are found on the heads of insects and crustaceans and are used to feel with] (শুঙ্গ):

2. Antenna

2. Antenna / ænˈtenə / n {also UK Aerial} [a piece of equipment made of wire or long straight pieces of metal for receiving or sending radio and television signals] (এরিয়েল; আকাশ-তার