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reef crab

reef crab noun: ozius truncatus, a crab of the family Menippidae, endemic to parts of Australia and New Zealand.

Noun

reef crab (plural reef crabs)

  1. Ozius truncatus, a crab of the family Menippidae, endemic to parts of Australia and New Zealand.

Synonyms of reef crab

Forms of reef crab

pluralreef crabs

Questions about reef crab

What does reef crab mean?
Reef crab means ozius truncatus, a crab of the family Menippidae, endemic to parts of Australia and New Zealand.
What part of speech is reef crab?
Reef crab is a noun.
What is the plural of reef crab?
The plural of reef crab is reef crabs.

Words near reef crab in the dictionary

  1. reef and beef
  2. reef band
  3. reef bands
  4. reef break
  5. reef breaks
  6. reef crab
  7. reef crabs
  8. reef earing
  9. reef fish
  10. reef fishes
  11. reef knoll

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