English / word
crab
noun B2MEANING IN ENGLISH
A crustacean with a broad carapace, stalked eyes, and five pairs of legs, the first pair being pincers.; a crustacean with a broad carapace, stalked eyes, and five pairs of legs, the first pair of which are modified as pincers
In context
01
Fishermen caught fresh mud crabs along the mangrove estuaries.
02
The crab scuttled sideways across the sand.
Synonyms
crustacean,shellfish,decapod
Collocations
mud crab,fresh crab,hermit crab