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Rank | Letters | Answer | Clue | |
1 | 99% | 6 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 29% | 10 | Commonly known as the 'diamondback terrapin' | |
3 | 29% | 8 | State reptile is the diamondback terrapin | |
Boys Terrapin Consumes Shellfish Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "OYSTER" which means:
- noun
- • Marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters
- • Edible body of any of numerous oysters
- • A small muscle on each side of the back of a fowl verb
- • Gather oysters, dig oysters adjective
- • Of a pale beige colour tinted with grey or pink, like that of an oyster.
An example sentence would be:
- • "I ordered a plate of oysters at the seafood restaurant."
- • "The pearl inside the oyster is a result of an irritant."
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The Guardian Quiptic03 Dec 2001 | Down 5 | |
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Similar Clues
Clue | Source | |
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1 | A tortoise-like marine chelonian named by English sailors; said terrapin’s flesh, used for soup; or, an old name for a species of dove, symbolic of devoted or true love
Telegraph Giant General Knowledge -
14 Oct 2023 | Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 14 Oct 2023 |
2 | Half-breed terrapin | |
3 | Scientific name is Malaclemys terrapin | |
4 | Shellfish gobbled by boy's terrapin
The Guardian Cryptic -
03 Jan 2013 | The Guardian Cryptic / 03 Jan 2013 |
5 | Terrapin
New York Times -
27 Jan 1979 | New York Times / 27 Jan 1979 |
6 | Terrapin, for one
New York Times -
09 Feb 1985 | New York Times / 09 Feb 1985 |
7 | Terrapin topper
New York Times -
31 Oct 2020 | New York Times / 31 Oct 2020 |
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