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Crustacean Cryptics and Krabby Conundrums is a hard crossword puzzle with 18 clues covering . Play it online for free below, or create your own crossword with our free crossword maker.
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Crustacean Cryptics and Krabby Conundrums
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- 1. Crab claws wielded for defense and predation
- 2. Scientific term for periodic exoskeleton shedding
- 3. Ecological zone inhabited by bottom-dwelling crabs
- 6. Posterior body segment hidden beneath the carapace
- 8. Microscopic drifting organisms, food for young crabs
- 9. Finger-shaped morphology characteristic of claws
- 15. Bony plates analogous to crustacean armor
- 18. Primary polysaccharide forming arthropod shells
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- 4. The scientific study of crab species and biology
- 5. Shed integument after molting in arthropods
- 7. Family of deep-water crabs with elongated rostrums
- 10. Branchial chambers harboring respiratory filaments
- 11. Sensory appendages adjacent to crustacean antennae
- 12. Leaf-like breathing appendage on certain crustaceans
- 13. Order classification for ten-legged crustaceans
- 14. Decapod walking legs specialized for varied locomotion
- 16. Sessile aquatic invertebrates often found on shells
- 17. Exoskeletal armor encasing decapod crustaceans
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