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Meaning of crabshell | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The shell of a crab.

Equivalents

日本語 蟹殻 蟹甲

Examples

“Apron […] the diaphragm of an animal, the hingelike appendage of a crabshell; […]”
“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

crabstick crabstone crabtree Crabtree effect crabwalk crabweed

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