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crab meaning in Sinhala

කකුළුවා kakuḷuwā

UK/kɹæb/

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British/ˈkɹab/

crab in Sinhala: කකුළුවා (kakuḷuwā). 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.

Sinhala words for crab

crustacean
කකුළුවා kakuḷuwā

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 Sinhala

What is the meaning of crab in Sinhala?
Crab in Sinhala is කකුළුවා (kakuḷuwā).
crab යන්නෙහි සිංහල තේරුම කුමක්ද?
Crab: කකුළුවා (kakuḷuwā).
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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