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navel; crab's abdominal shell
Meanings
2 senses · 10 examplesnoun
navel; umbilicus
neutralRefers to the scar on the abdomen left after the umbilical cord is cut at birth.
A newborn's umbilical cord connects the navel to the placenta.
He scratched his navel and felt a little itchy.
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Traditional Chinese medicine believes that massaging the navel can aid digestion.
A baby's navel hasn't fully healed yet, so care must be taken.
She stuck a cute sticker on her navel.
noun
crab's abdominal shell
formalA specialized zoological term used only for crabs to describe the ventral exoskeleton.
The narrow pointed abdominal shell of the swimming crab is perfect for steaming.
The round abdominal shell of female crabs has plumper crab roe.
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Fishermen judge the gender of crabs based on the shape of their abdominal shells.
There's a lot of mud stuck on the abdominal shell of this female crab.
Crabs with pointed abdominal shells usually have firmer meat.