Hard Shell Of Tortoise Crab Etc Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 13, 2023

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	99%	8		Exact Match!
	noun • hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
	41%	9		Ehrenberg's tortoise, a species of tortoise native to Africa
	noun • Russian novelist (1891-1967)
	39%	6		The hard layer on the shell surface of a tortoise
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