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porcupine crab

porcupine crab noun: a king crab of species Neolithodes grimaldii, found in cold, deep waters in the North Atlantic.

Noun

porcupine crab (plural porcupine crabs)

  1. A king crab of species Neolithodes grimaldii, found in cold, deep waters in the North Atlantic.

Forms of porcupine crab

pluralporcupine crabs

Questions about porcupine crab

What does porcupine crab mean?
Porcupine crab means a king crab of species Neolithodes grimaldii, found in cold, deep waters in the North Atlantic.
What part of speech is porcupine crab?
Porcupine crab is a noun.
What is the plural of porcupine crab?
The plural of porcupine crab is porcupine crabs.

Words near porcupine crab in the dictionary

  1. porcupette
  2. porcupettes
  3. porcupine
  4. porcupine anole
  5. porcupine anoles
  6. porcupine crab
  7. porcupine crabs
  8. Porcupine Creek
  9. porcupine fish
  10. porcupine fishes
  11. porcupine flower

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