Crabs Thick Protective Shield Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 13, 2023

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	noun • hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
	33%	10		Group of crabs called 'the stone crabs'
	noun • deep-sea crabs of cold waters
	33%	8		A genus of crabs including the fiddler crabs
	noun • a multiple star in the constellation of Orion • a quadrilateral with no parallel sides • the wrist bone on the thumb side of the hand that articulates with the 1st and 2nd metacarpals

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The Guardian Quick04 May 2001	Across 19
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