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horse crab

horse crab noun: any member of the species Portunus trituberculatus of crabs.

Noun

horse crab (plural horse crabs)

  1. Any member of the species Portunus trituberculatus of crabs.

Synonyms of horse crab

Forms of horse crab

pluralhorse crabs

Questions about horse crab

What does horse crab mean?
Horse crab means any member of the species Portunus trituberculatus of crabs.
What part of speech is horse crab?
Horse crab is a noun.
What is the plural of horse crab?
The plural of horse crab is horse crabs.

Words near horse crab in the dictionary

  1. horse collared
  2. horse collaring
  3. horse collars
  4. horse comb
  5. horse combs
  6. horse crab
  7. horse crabs
  8. Horse Creek
  9. horse dick
  10. horse dicks
  11. horse doctor

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