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brown crab

brown crab noun: synonym of edible crab (Cancer pagurus). Also the ellipsis of brown king crab.

Noun

brown crab (plural brown crabs)

  1. Synonym of edible crab (Cancer pagurus)
    Synonyms:
    edible crab
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see brown, crab.

Also used as

brown crab is also the ellipsis of brown king crab.

Synonyms of brown crab

Forms of brown crab

pluralbrown crabs

Questions about brown crab

What does brown crab mean?
Brown crab means synonym of edible crab (Cancer pagurus).
What part of speech is brown crab?
Brown crab is a noun.
What is the plural of brown crab?
The plural of brown crab is brown crabs.

Words near brown crab in the dictionary

  1. brown coati
  2. brown coatis
  3. Brown County
  4. brown cow
  5. brown cows
  6. brown crab
  7. brown crabs
  8. brown creeper
  9. brown creepers
  10. brown drake
  11. brown drakes

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