green crab

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noun

a yellowish-green crab, Carcinides maenas, common in shallow waters along rocky shores.

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Origin of green crab

First recorded in 1860–65

Words nearby green crab

greenbrier, greenbug, green card, green-collar, green corn, green crab, Green Cross Code, Greendale, green dragon, Greene, green earth

How to use green crab in a sentence

A green crab with malignant red eyes sticks deep its grinning claws in Stephen's heart.
Ulysses|James Joyce
A wee crab, a green crab, waddled crookedly forth to examine with interest the thirty toes dangling into his private pool.
Twos and Threes|G. B. Stern
In the little hollows between rocks a rock-crab or a green-crab may be found on guard.
Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts|Girl Scouts
Rosalind had seemed droopy that morning—more green crab-apples probably.
Young People's Pride|Stephen Vincent Benet

Dorothy stooped to get a drink and discovered in the water a green crab, about as big as her hand.
Glinda of Oz|L. Frank Baum