spider crab


noun
  1. any of various crabs of the family Majidae, having long, slender legs and a comparatively small, triangular body.

Origin of spider crab

1
First recorded in 1700–10

Words Nearby spider crab

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How to use spider crab in a sentence

  • A parasite, Sacculina neglecta, sometimes drives root-like growths into the spider crab, causing slow castration.

    Taboo and Genetics | Melvin Moses Knight, Iva Lowther Peters, and Phyllis Mary Blanchard

British Dictionary definitions for spider crab

spider crab

noun
  1. any of various crabs of the genera Macropodia, Libinia, etc, having a small triangular body and very long legs

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