Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
hard-shell .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of animals or plants that have a hard shell
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Examples
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Using as tiny climate sensors the miniscule bodies of hard-shelled protozoa deposited on the sea floor over millennia, an international research team has made a...
AlaskaDispatch.com: Arctic Ocean current temperatures traced back to Roman Empire AlaskaDispatch.com 2011
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Using as tiny climate sensors the miniscule bodies of hard-shelled protozoa deposited on the sea floor over millennia, an international research team has made a startling discovery off the coast of Greenland.
AlaskaDispatch.com: Arctic Ocean current temperatures traced back to Roman Empire AlaskaDispatch.com 2011
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Imagine trying to catch and subdue a hard-shelled, pincher-armed crayfish with just your mouth.
David Mizejewski: Salamander Eating Habits David Mizejewski 2011
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Using as tiny climate sensors the miniscule bodies of hard-shelled protozoa deposited on the sea floor over millennia, an international research team has made a startling discovery off the coast of Greenland.
AlaskaDispatch.com: Arctic Ocean current temperatures traced back to Roman Empire AlaskaDispatch.com 2011
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After hauling the hard-shelled tube that contained the tent down from a shelf, I wiped cobwebs and years of dust from its surface.
Arcane Circle Linda Robertson 2011
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Imagine trying to catch and subdue a hard-shelled, pincher-armed crayfish with just your mouth.
David Mizejewski: Salamander Eating Habits David Mizejewski 2011
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The movie follows a boy, growing up in the 1950s, whose life is alternately shaped by his earthy mother (Jessica Chastain) and his hard-shelled father (Mr. Pitt).
Marketing the Malick Mystique John Jurgensen 2011
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After hauling the hard-shelled tube that contained the tent down from a shelf, I wiped cobwebs and years of dust from its surface.
Arcane Circle Linda Robertson 2011
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Imagine trying to catch and subdue a hard-shelled, pincher-armed crayfish with just your mouth.
David Mizejewski: Salamander Eating Habits David Mizejewski 2011
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Using as tiny climate sensors the miniscule bodies of hard-shelled protozoa deposited on the sea floor over millennia, an international research team has made a...
AlaskaDispatch.com: Arctic Ocean current temperatures traced back to Roman Empire AlaskaDispatch.com 2011
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