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noun
Any of various species of crab of the superfamily Majoidea with long legs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Any of various species of crab of the superfamily Majoidea with long legs.
especially, true spider crabs (family Majidae).
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noun
A crab of species Loxorhynchus grandis.
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Synonyms: sheep crab
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noun
any of numerous crabs with very long legs and small triangular bodies
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: crab
Narrower terms: European spider crab, king crab, Maja squinado, giant crab, Macrocheira kaempferi
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