crustacean
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Wags are calling it the “lobstermander” because the new House District 7 extends like a crustacean with the tail in heavily Democratic northern Virginia to the body stretching downstate and branching into two claws.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
"Since January, I've spent hours on the lobster every day," Gao told AFP, referring to OpenClaw's red crustacean mascot.
From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026
The funkiest thing a “radioactive shrimp” would do—that is, if you put a radiation sensor over such a crustacean, says Pillai—is beep.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2025
At present, it is allowed to cut up a crustacean alive, unlike the mammals we eat.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 26, 2024
The fiddler crab, that small and picturesque crustacean whose hordes move over mud flats or sand flats like grazing cattle, has no defense against the sprayers.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
She said they eat a mixture of food such as clams and mussels and crustaceans, so there would plenty of food around the Scottish coast.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
Instead, it has proven to be about Appalachian springsnails—and a few other rare or endangered species, including freshwater mussels, fish, and crustaceans.
From Slate ● Apr. 27, 2026
There are also about 100 species of corals which, together with mangroves and seagrass beds, form essential breeding and nursery grounds for fish and crustaceans.
From Barron's ● Mar. 17, 2026
The job Jonas has is about as far away from the crustaceans as Earth is from Mars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
Murtlaps eat crustaceans and the feet of anyone foolish enough to step on them.
From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling
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