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hard-shell 
[hahrd-shel] Pronunciation Key
[hahrd-shel] Pronunciation Key –adjective
–noun
| 1. | Also, hard-shelled. having a firm, hard shell, as a crab in its normal state; not having recently molted. |
| 2. | rigid or uncompromising. |
| 3. | hard-shell crab. |
[Origin: 1790–1800]
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| hard-shell (härd'shěl')
n. A hard-shell clam or hard-shell crab. adj. also hard-shelled (-shěld')
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| hard-shelled (härd'shěld')
adj. Variant of hard-shell. |
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| hard-shelled | |
adjective | |
| of animals or plants that have a hard shell |
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