crabs
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of crabs
plural of crab 1
Example Sentences
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Police found more than 5,000 live crabs inside.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
The researchers examined arthropods, the enormous group of animals that includes insects, spiders, crabs and centipedes.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
Because it probably won’t be just Dungeness crabs they’ll have to follow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Increasing numbers of octopus may offer a new market for fishermen, for example, but can hit populations of crabs, lobster, scallops and other shellfish on which they prey.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
One part of it was reserved for the fishermen who brought crabs and oysters and bass and flounders.
From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien
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