hard-shelled
Example Sentences
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Loggerhead turtles have large heads and powerful jaws, giving them the ability to feed on hard-shelled prey.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2026
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
All day Alyce shook the young trees, climbed into the old ones, and gathered the hard-shelled bounty that fell.
From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman
