Crustaceans
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banarnacle /bәˈnɑːnɪkәl/
noun (plural banarnacles)
a soft, curved crustacean with a long, yellow shell and tasty innards.
- banarnacular /ˌbɑːnɑːˈnӕkjʊlә/ adjective
[a blend of banana + barnacle.]
boatblister /ˈbәʊtˌblɪstә/
noun (plural boatblisters)
a barnacle.
Synonym: calcubine
calcubine /ˈkӕlkjʊˌbʌɪn/
noun (plural calcubines)
a barnacle.
Synonym: boatblister
- calcubinish /ˈkӕlkjʊˌbʌɪnɪʃ/ adjective
[derivation unknown.]
cannibarnacle /ˌkӕnɪˈbɑːnәkәl/
noun (plural cannibarnacles)
a barnacle that feeds on barnacle particles.
[a blend of cannibal + barnacle.]
charbuncle /ˈtʃɑːˌbʌŋkәl/
noun (plural charbuncles)
a barnacle that attaches itself to the hull of a seapot.
- charbuncular /tʃɑːˈbʌŋkjʊlә/ adjective
[a blend of char ‘tea’ + carbuncle.]
clambersnap /ˈklӕmbәˌsnӕp/
noun (plural clambersnaps)
1. a tree crab.
mass noun (plural clambersnaps)
2. ambitious impatience.
cobcrab /ˈkɒbkrӕb/
noun (plural cobcrabs)
a crab that weaves currents together to form a web to catch prey.
Compare: spunyip
- cobcrabby /ˈkɒbˌkrӕbi/ adjective
[from English obsolete cob ‘spider’ + crab.]
gleampinch /ˈɡliːmpɪntʃ/
noun (plural gleampinches)
a luminescent crab.
gurgylerab /ɡәːˈɡʌɪlәˌrӕb/
noun (plural gurgylerabs)
a peculiar crustacean noted for its habit of collecting small diamonds from whirlpools.
Semordnilap: barelygrug
[a blend of gurgle + argyle + Hoptanglish grab.]
hurlacules /ˈhәːlәˌkjuːlz/
noun (plural same)
a scorpion which can use its curved tail as a bow to shoot its sting like an arrow, a new sting regrowing in time.
- hurlacul /ˌhәːlәkjʊˈlɪәn/ adjective
[a blend of hurl + Latin aculeus ‘small needle’. possibly influenced by Hercules.]
icyisopod /ˈʌɪsiˌʌɪsәpɒd/
noun (plural icyisopods)
a polar woodlouse.
muscrabbit /ˈmʌsˌkrӕbɪt/
noun (plural muscrabbits)
a cross between a muskrat, a crab and a rabbit, a white, soggapelten creature valued for its knowledge of perfume, its lateral work ethic and its absorbent, cotton bud snout.
pincerfist /ˈpɪnsәˌfɪst/
noun (plural pincerfists)
a crab.
sidleshell /ˈsʌɪdәlˌʃɛl/
noun (plural sidleshells)
a hermit crab.
- sidleshellian /ˈsʌɪdәlˌʃɛlɪәn/ adjective
simbun /ˈsɪmbʊn/
noun (plural simbuns)
a false scorpion.
[a blend of simulation + Wiradjuri dhimbun ‘scorpion’.]
stingrave /ˈstɪŋɡreɪv/
noun (plural stingraves)
a scorpion that can inject frightening images.
Compare: parasight
[an elboword of sting + grave ‘engrave into the mind’.]
stridebreaker /ˈstrʌɪdˌbreɪkә/
noun (plural stridebreakers)
a giant crab with a padlock-pierced nose that attacks bipeds by locking its powerful pincers onto their ankles and waiting patiently.
thrustacean /θrʌsˈteɪʃәn/
noun (plural thrustaceans)
a sprungthide crab.
- thrustaceous /θrʌsˈteɪʃәs/ adjective
- thrustaceously adverb
[a blend of thrust + crustacean.]