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lady crabs

lady crabs is the plural of lady crab.

Meaning of lady crab

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)

Questions about lady crabs

What is lady crabs the plural of?
Lady crabs is the plural of lady crab.

Words near lady crabs in the dictionary

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

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