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sentinel crab

sentinel crab noun: any of various crabs of the genus Macrophthalmus, with long eyestalks.

Noun

sentinel crab (plural sentinel crabs)

  1. Any of various crabs of the genus Macrophthalmus, with long eyestalks.

Forms of sentinel crab

pluralsentinel crabs

Questions about sentinel crab

What does sentinel crab mean?
Sentinel crab means any of various crabs of the genus Macrophthalmus, with long eyestalks.
What part of speech is sentinel crab?
Sentinel crab is a noun.
What is the plural of sentinel crab?
The plural of sentinel crab is sentinel crabs.

Words near sentinel crab in the dictionary

  1. sentiments
  2. sentimo
  3. sentimos
  4. sentine
  5. sentinel
  6. sentinel crab
  7. sentinel crabs
  8. sentinel event
  9. sentinel events
  10. sentineled
  11. Sentinelese

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