land crab
land crab noun: any of the land-based crabs of the family Gecarcinidae.
Noun
land crab (plural land crabs)
- Any of the land-based crabs of the family Gecarcinidae.
- 'No,' said the lad, he was not afraid; he thought they never had seen any sign of his being afraid, or using tricks as the land crabs might do, and he would prove it to them, for now he would go with them in the ship, but on the condition that they bought three cords of birch logs, exactly...1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 187
- Any of various other crabs of terrestrial habits, such as of the families Gecarcinucidae and Sesarmidae.
land crab meaning in Tamil and Kannada
land crab in Tamil
- நில நண்டு
land crab in Kannada
- ನೆಲನಳ್ಳಿ
Forms of land crab
| plural | land crabs |
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Words formed from land crab
- black land crab
- blue land crab
- giant blue land crab
- great land crab
- mulatto land crab
- white land crab
Questions about land crab
- What does land crab mean?
- Land crab means any of the land-based crabs of the family Gecarcinidae.
- What is land crab in Tamil?
- Land crab in Tamil is நில நண்டு. See Land crab meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is land crab?
- Land crab is a noun.
- What is the plural of land crab?
- The plural of land crab is land crabs.
Words near land crab in the dictionary
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