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noun
- A segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda with a large number of legs, traditionally one hundred (though most species have far fewer.)
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noun - Any mollusc, of the class Cephalopoda, which includes squid, cuttlefish, octopus, etc.
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noun (plural: nautiluses or nautili)
- A marine mollusc, of the family Argonautidae native to the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean, which has tentacles and a spiral shell with a series of air-filled chambers.
| | chigger |
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noun
- A very small, red mite endemic to the Midwestern and Southeastern US, the infestation of which causes intense itch, itching.
- (slang) In US slang, the word Chigger (also pronounced "chigga") is a derogatory slang term for an East Asian person who behaves in ways similar to a stereotypical urban African American. The term is a portmanteau of China, Chinese or chink and nigger, derived from the term "wigger" (White + nigger), which refer to White Westerners who act out urban African American stereotypes. (Fact, date=July 2007)
- (slang) In AUS slang, a derogatory term for a person living in the suburb of Chigwell near Hobart, Tasmania; one who resembles an inhabitant of Chigwell; a person of low socioeconomic background. Closely linked to the term westie, describes the inhabitants of notorious public housing suburbs, including but not limited to: Chigwell, Bridgewater, Gagebrook, Claredon Vale, Rokeby. Implies puffy features, mullet haircut, underage smoking, drinking and sex, teenage pregnancy, nasty attire, poor education, sullen/antisocial behaviour and language. The suburb of Chigwell, despite its pariah status, is within 15 kilometres of the city centre. In recent years the term has been largely replaced with the more universally recognised bogan. (Fact, date=July 2007)
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noun (chitons)
- A loose, woolen tunic, worn by both men and women in ancient Greece.
- 1992: Donna Tartt, The Secret History
- :On the night of our first attempt, we simply overdrank and passed out in our chitons in the woods near Francis"s house.
proper noun
- Any of various rock-clinging marine molluscs of the class Polyplacophora
| | clam |
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noun
- A bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible; as, the long clam (Mya arenaria), the quahog or round clam (Venus mercenaria), the sea clam or hen clam (Spisula solidissima), and other species of the United States. The name is said to have been given originally to the Tridacna gigas, a huge East Indian bivalve.
- Strong pincers or forceps.
- A kind of vise, usually of wood.
- (context, US, slang) A dollar (usually used in the plural.)
- Those sneakers cost me fify clams!
verb (clam, m, ing)
- To dig for clams.
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noun
- The shell of a clam.
- A dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam.
- In foodservice, the white, usually styrofoam box given to consumers with take-out food.
- It closes like a .
- (music) An amphitheater, especially an outdoor amphitheater; the semi-circular acoustic backdrop behind and above the performers.
| | cnidarian |
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noun
- any of various invertebrate animals, such as jellyfish, hydras, sea anemones, corals and formerly sponges and ctenophores that belong to the phylum Cnidaria
adjective
- of, relating to, or belong to this phylum
| | cobweb |
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noun
- A spiderweb, or the remains of one, especially an asymmetrical one that is woven with an irregular pattern of threads.
- One of its filaments; gossamer
- An intricate plot
- (computing) a web page that either has not been updated for a long time, or that is rarely visited
| | cockle |
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noun
- Any of various edible European bivalve mollusks, of the family Cardiidae, having heart-shaped shells.
- The shell of the cockle.
- A defect in sheepskin; firm dark nodules caused by the bites of keds on live sheep
- (plural) One"s innermost feelings (only in the expression "the cockles of one"s heart").
| | cockleshell |
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noun
- The shell of a cockle (or similar shell)
- A small, flimsy boat
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noun - Any simple aquatic animal bearing tentacles with nematocysts. Examples include jellyfish, coral, and anemones.
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noun - A gastropod of the family Cypraeidae common to the Indian Ocean.
- The pyriform shell, of the , especially of the species money cowry (Cypraea moneta), formerly used as money in some areas.
| | crab |
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noun
- A crustacean of the infraorder Brachyura, having five pairs of legs, the foremost of which are in the form of claws, and a carapace.
- A bad-tempered person.
- (context, in plural crabs, informal) An infestation of pubic lice.
- (slang) A playing card with the rank of three.
verb (crabs, crabbing, crabbed)
- (intransitive) To fish for crabs.
- (intransitive) To complain.
- (intransitive) (by analogy with the movement of a crab) Of an aircraft, such as a glider, to move sideways.
- (transitive) (by analogy with the movement of a crab) To navigate (an aircraft, e.g., a glider) sideways against an air current in order to maintain a straight-line course.
- (context, obsolete) In World War 1, to fly slightly off the straight-line course towards an enemy aircraft, as the machine guns on early aircraft did not allow firing through the propeller disk.
- (rare) To back out of something.
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noun
- any species of the family Thomisidae, spiders that hunt in flowers.
| | crawdad |
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noun
- (US regional) the crayfish
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noun (crawfish)
- (dialectal) synonym for crayfish
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noun (crayfish)
- a freshwater crustacean (W:Cambaridae, Cambaridae) resembling a small lobster, sometimes used as an inexpensive seafood or as fish bait.
- (South Africa) rock lobster.
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noun - One of the numerous animals that make up the Crinoidea class; the feather star or "sea-lily".
adjective
- Relating to or sharing the qualities and features of the Crinoidea class.
| | crust |
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noun
- a more solid, dense or hard layer on a surface or boundary
verb
- To cover with a .
- To form a
| | crustacean |
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noun (pl2=crustacea)
- Any arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea, including lobsters, crabs, shrimp, barnacles and woodlice.
| | ctenophore |
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noun
- Any of various marine animals of the phylum Ctenophora, having lucent, mucilaginous bodies bearing eight rows of comblike cilia used for swimming. Another more common name for ctenophores is comb jelly.
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noun (singular and plural)
- Any of various squidlike cephalopod marine mollusks of the genus Sepia that have ten arms and a calcareous internal shell and eject a dark inky fluid when in danger
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