hard-shelled
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A resident of Lennox came across the black, hard-shelled carrying case at 104th Street and Condon Avenue and picked it up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2025
As a result, roughly 3000 animals are currently duking it out over dwindling resources and may be forced to rely on hard-shelled prey.
From Science Magazine ● May 15, 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
The shells of the large, hard-shelled clam were used by the indigenous Narragansett people as wampum.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 24, 2023
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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