Proverbially Clinging Shellfish Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 13, 2023

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	noun • mollusk with a low conical shell • any of various usually marine gastropods with low conical shells; found clinging to rocks in littoral areas
	35%	13		Proverbially
	adverb • in an idiomatic manner
	35%	7		Proverbially industrious creature
	noun • social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers

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