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lady crab

lady crab noun: any of various crabs known for their elegant appearance or colouring.

Noun

lady crab (plural lady crabs)

  1. Any of various crabs known for their elegant appearance or colouring.
    • I used to catch lady-crabs in the pools and under the rocks. I don't know why they are called lady-crabs. They are male and female like all the other creatures in the world.1974, GB Edwards, The Book of Ebenezer Le Page, New York, published 2007, page 16
  2. Ovalipes ocellatus (leopard crab, calico crab, ocellated crab)

Forms of lady crab

plurallady crabs

Questions about lady crab

What does lady crab mean?
Lady crab means any of various crabs known for their elegant appearance or colouring.
What part of speech is lady crab?
Lady crab is a noun.
What is the plural of lady crab?
The plural of lady crab is lady crabs.

Words near lady crab in the dictionary

  1. Lady Campbell
  2. Lady Canning
  3. Lady Cannings
  4. Lady chapel
  5. Lady chapels
  6. lady crab
  7. lady crabs
  8. Lady Curzon soup
  9. Lady Day
  10. Lady Days
  11. lady fern

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