spider crab
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noun
any of various crabs of the family Majidae, having long, slender legs and a comparatively small, triangular body.
Nearby words
spicule, spiculum, spicy, spide, spider, spider crab, spider fly, spider hole, spider lily, spider mite, spider monkey
Origin of spider crab
First recorded in 1700–10
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Examples from the Web for spider crab
This species of spider-crab is found from Greenland to New Jersey, in shallow as well as in deep water.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide|Augusta Foote ArnoldWhen a spider-crab grows too large for his clothes, he rips them at the back, and out he slides, a helpless soft mass.
British Dictionary definitions for spider crab
spider crab
noun
any of various crabs of the genera Macropodia, Libinia, etc, having a small triangular body and very long legs
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