Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In pathology, a cancer or carcinoma.
- noun 2. [capitalized] In zoology, a genus of brachyurous decapod crustaceans; the shore-crabs.
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The third option is the introduction of an alien species, the carcinus green crab, which might have caused the snails to make harder shells.
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The third option is the introduction of an alien species, the carcinus green crab, which might have caused the snails to make harder shells.
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