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marsh crab

marsh crab noun: sesarma reticulatum, a crab native to the salt marshes of the eastern United States.

Noun

marsh crab (plural marsh crabs)

  1. Sesarma reticulatum, a crab native to the salt marshes of the eastern United States.

Forms of marsh crab

pluralmarsh crabs

Questions about marsh crab

What does marsh crab mean?
Marsh crab means sesarma reticulatum, a crab native to the salt marshes of the eastern United States.
What part of speech is marsh crab?
Marsh crab is a noun.
What is the plural of marsh crab?
The plural of marsh crab is marsh crabs.

Words near marsh crab in the dictionary

  1. marsh beetle
  2. marsh beetles
  3. Marsh Benham
  4. marsh buck
  5. marsh bucks
  6. marsh crab
  7. marsh crake
  8. marsh crakes
  9. marsh deer
  10. marsh elder
  11. marsh elders

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