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snow crab

snow crab noun: any crab of the species Chionoecetes opilio.

snow crab: any crab of the species Chionoecetes opilio
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Noun

snow crab (plural snow crabs)

  1. Any crab of the species Chionoecetes opilio
  2. (broadly) Any crab of the genus Chionoecetes of spider crabs.

snow crab meaning in Vietnamese

snow crab in Vietnamese

Chionoectes opilo
cua tuyết

Forms of snow crab

pluralsnow crabs

Questions about snow crab

What does snow crab mean?
Snow crab means any crab of the species Chionoecetes opilio.
What is snow crab in Vietnamese?
Snow crab in Vietnamese is cua tuyết. See Snow crab meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is snow crab?
Snow crab is a noun.
What is the plural of snow crab?
The plural of snow crab is snow crabs.

Words near snow crab in the dictionary

  1. snow cone
  2. snow cones
  3. snow cornice
  4. snow cornices
  5. snow cover
  6. snow crab
  7. snow crabs
  8. snow cream
  9. snow creams
  10. snow currant
  11. snow daisies

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