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Crab Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| structure | the way in which the parts of an object or living thing (organism) are arranged |
| zoologist | a scientist who studies animals |
| abdomen | the middle segment of a fiddler crab's body |
| arthropods | group of animals that have jointed legs and outer skeletons |
| crustacean | a group of animals with a protective exoskeleton (outside skeleton) covering their skin |
| exoskeleton | a hard outer shell that covers the bodies of certain animals, such as crustaceans |
| molt | to shed a skin or an outer layer |
| carapace | shell of a crab |
| cephalothorax | head and thorax |
| chelae | pincer like claws |
| crepuscular | feeding in the morning and evening |