hard-shelled
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Patrons laughed at a corny but cute puppet show starring Casa Bonita’s dishes, from a chirpy hard-shelled taco to a coquettish sopaipilla.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2025
When it comes to cracking open hard-shelled prey, sea otters are remarkably resourceful.
From Science Magazine ● May 15, 2024
The hunched, hard-shelled, butterscotch-colored nymphs that first emerge from the ground are easy to scoop up as they scurry.
From Seattle Times ● May 13, 2024
Their research, recently published in New Phytologist, unveils the genetic diversification and population history of this hard-shelled plant that was used to make bottles, instruments, and containers for over 10,000 years by ancient civilizations.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 20, 2024
Its eggs are cement-coloured and particularly hard-shelled; the young club their way out using their tails, whose spikes are well developed at birth.
From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling
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