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crab's eyes

crab's eyes is the plural of crab's eye.

Meaning of crab's eye

Noun

crab's eye (plural crab's eyes)

  1. A viney legume of species Abrus precatorius.
    Synonyms:
    jequirity, crab's eye creeper, cock's eyes, rosary pea, paternoster pea, love pea, precatory pea, precatory bean, prayer bead, John Crow bead
  2. A seed of such legume.
  3. (plural-normally) A round concretion consisting of calcium carbonate, found in the stomach of the crayfish.

Questions about crab's eyes

What is crab's eyes the plural of?
Crab's eyes is the plural of crab's eye.

Words near crab's eyes in the dictionary

  1. crab sticks
  2. crab tree
  3. crab trees
  4. crab yaws
  5. crab's eye
  6. crab's eyes
  7. crab-apple
  8. crab-apples
  9. crab-core
  10. crab-eater
  11. crab-eater seal

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