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Insect that can hold its breath for 40 minutes, informally Crossword Clue
Here is the answer for the crossword clue Insect that can hold its breath for 40 minutes, informally last seen in Universal puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ROACH.
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| Rank | Answer | Length | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98% | ROACH Insect that can hold its breath for 40 minutes, informally | (5) | Universal | Aug 17, 2021 |
| 5% | SITON Hold back, as information | (5) | LA Times Daily | Apr 26, 2026 |
| 5% | MELIKE "I can go for this!," informally | (6) | Wall Street Journal | Apr 23, 2026 |
| 5% | BEEN "It's __ a minute!" | (4) | LA Times Daily | Apr 19, 2026 |
| 5% | ALLIGATOR Crocodile-like swamp predator that can hold its breath underwater for up to 45 minutes by dramatically slowing its heart rate | (9) | ||
| 5% | HIPPO Zoo heavyweight and river dweller that can hold its breath and stay submerged for up to five minutes while walking underwater, for short | (5) | ||
| 5% | SPERM ___ whale, deep-sea diver that can hold its breath for 90 minutes while hunting squid nearly 3,000 feet below the ocean surface | (5) | ||
| 5% | SEAL Elephant ___, ocean dweller that can hold its breath underwater for dives of up to two hours, in dire circumstances | (4) | ||
| 5% | NOSEEUM Insect nicknamed for its small size | (7) | New York Times | Apr 16, 2026 |
| 5% | OTTER Mammal that can hold its breath up to eight minutes | (5) | New York Times | Apr 23, 2021 |
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