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spanner crab

spanner crab noun: ranina ranina, a large-headed coastal crab of the Indian and West Pacific Oceans, prized for its meat.

Noun

spanner crab (plural spanner crabs)

  1. Ranina ranina, a large-headed coastal crab of the Indian and West Pacific Oceans, prized for its meat.

Forms of spanner crab

pluralspanner crabs

Questions about spanner crab

What does spanner crab mean?
Spanner crab means ranina ranina, a large-headed coastal crab of the Indian and West Pacific Oceans, prized for its meat.
What part of speech is spanner crab?
Spanner crab is a noun.
What is the plural of spanner crab?
The plural of spanner crab is spanner crabs.

Words near spanner crab in the dictionary

  1. spannelling
  2. spannels
  3. spanner
  4. spanner barb
  5. spanner barbs
  6. spanner crab
  7. spanner crabs
  8. spanner in the works
  9. spanner wrench
  10. spanner wrenches
  11. spannered

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