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forceps
an instrument, as pincers or tongs, for seizing and holding objects, as in surgical operations. -
clam
Clams are a kind of shellfish which can be eaten. -
earwig
any of numerous elongate, nocturnal insects of the order Dermaptera, having a pair of large, movable pincers at the rear of the abdomen. -
japygid
any eyeless, wingless, primitive insect of the family Japygidae, having a pair of pincers at the rear of its abdomen. -
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lobster
any of various large, edible, marine, usually dull-green, stalk-eyed decapod crustaceans of the family Homaridae, especially of the genus Homarus, having large, asymmetrical pincers on the first pair of legs, one used for crushing and the other for cutting and tearing: the shell turns bright red when cooked.