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crab meaning in Pashto

چنګاښ čangāx̌

UK/kɹæb/

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British/ˈkɹab/

crab in Pashto: چنګاښ (čangāx̌), نېښي (nex̌í). In English, crab means any crustacean of the infraorder Brachyura, having five pairs of legs, the foremost of which are in the form of claws, and a carapace.

Pashto words for crab

crustacean
چنګاښ čangāx̌, نېښي nex̌í

English meaning of crab

  1. noun Any crustacean of the infraorder Brachyura, having five pairs of legs, the foremost of which are in the form of claws, and a carapace.
  2. noun The meat of this crustacean, served as food; crabmeat.
  3. noun Any of various crustacean in the infraorder Anomura, usually excluding squat lobsters.
  4. noun A horseshoe crab.

Full definition of crab

crab in a sentence

  • Despite its name, the hermit crab is not a true crab!
  • Although crabs themselves are an easily treated inconvenience, the patient and his partner(s) clearly run major STD risks.
  • If I think one thing and speak another, / I will both crab Christ and our Ladie His mother.

Synonyms of crab

crab in other languages

Questions about crab in Pashto

What is the meaning of crab in Pashto?
Crab in Pashto is چنګاښ (čangāx̌), نېښي (nex̌í).
crab په پښتو کې څه معنی لري؟
Crab: چنګاښ (čangāx̌), نېښي (nex̌í).
What does crab mean in English?
Crab means any crustacean of the infraorder Brachyura, having five pairs of legs, the foremost of which are in the form of claws, and a carapace.

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