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
Behind every fish, crustacean and other form of seafood we eat is a story, or how that food landed on our plates.
From Salon • Apr. 7, 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
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