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stone crab

stone crab noun: a Florida stone crab (Menippe mercenaria, family Menippidae.

stone crab: a Florida stone crab (Menippe mercenaria, family Menippidae
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Noun

stone crab (plural stone crabs)

  1. A Florida stone crab (Menippe mercenaria, family Menippidae.
  2. A mangrove stone crab (Myomenippe hardwickii, family Menippidae.
  3. A king crab (crustacean of subfamily Lithodinae).
  4. A hairy stone crab (Lomis hirta, family Lomisidae)

stone crab meaning in Tamil

stone crab in Tamil

கல் நண்டு, மெத்தை நண்டு

Forms of stone crab

pluralstone crabs

Words formed from stone crab

  • northern stone crab

Questions about stone crab

What does stone crab mean?
Stone crab means a Florida stone crab (Menippe mercenaria, family Menippidae.
What is stone crab in Tamil?
Stone crab in Tamil is கல் நண்டு, மெத்தை நண்டு. See Stone crab meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is stone crab?
Stone crab is a noun.
What is the plural of stone crab?
The plural of stone crab is stone crabs.

Words near stone crab in the dictionary

  1. stone colic
  2. stone colics
  3. stone coral
  4. stone corals
  5. Stone County
  6. stone crab
  7. stone crabs
  8. stone cream
  9. stone cress
  10. stone cresses
  11. Stone Cross

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