Scallop Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 10, 2023

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	noun • The bones in the hand between the wrist and the fingers. • The pubic bone. • A comb structure. • One of the genus Pecten of scallops.
	29%	12		Scallop farming
	noun • rearing aquatic animals or cultivating aquatic plants for food
	29%	10		Workers on a boat with scallop beds
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