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crabshell

crabshell noun: the shell of a crab.

Noun

crabshell (plural crabshells)

  1. The shell of a crab.
    • Apron […] the diaphragm of an animal, the hingelike appendage of a crabshell; […]1890, J. H. Blascke, A Few Steps to a Complete Dictionary of English Dialects, page 18
    • Mitts curled all the way up the arms, eyes bulged out of bulbs, beaks chittered and tongues scraped on crabshells. The anticipation built as the fish rounded the first curve. The fish were racing for all they were worth.2017, Jeremy Tyrrell, Tedrick Gritswell of Borobo Reef

Forms of crabshell

pluralcrabshells

Origin of crabshell

From crab + shell.

Questions about crabshell

What does crabshell mean?
Crabshell means the shell of a crab.
What part of speech is crabshell?
Crabshell is a noun.
What is the plural of crabshell?
The plural of crabshell is crabshells.

Words near crabshell in the dictionary

  1. crabologist
  2. crabologists
  3. crabronid
  4. crabronids
  5. crabs
  6. crabshell
  7. crabshells
  8. crabspider
  9. crabspiders
  10. crabstick
  11. crabsticks

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