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oyster crab

oyster crab noun: zaops ostreus, a small whitish or translucent crab found inside oysters.

Noun

oyster crab (plural oyster crabs)

  1. Zaops ostreus, a small whitish or translucent crab found inside oysters.

Forms of oyster crab

pluraloyster crabs

Questions about oyster crab

What does oyster crab mean?
Oyster crab means zaops ostreus, a small whitish or translucent crab found inside oysters.
What part of speech is oyster crab?
Oyster crab is a noun.
What is the plural of oyster crab?
The plural of oyster crab is oyster crabs.

Words near oyster crab in the dictionary

  1. oyster cake
  2. oyster cakes
  3. Oyster card
  4. Oyster cards
  5. Oyster Cove
  6. oyster crab
  7. oyster crabs
  8. oyster cracker
  9. oyster crackers
  10. oyster drill
  11. oyster drills

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