Phrase guide

swimming crab

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of many marine crabs of the family Portunidae, whose hindmost legs are flattened into paddles.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

marine crab with some legs flattened and fringed for swimming

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: crab

Narrower terms: English lady crab, Portunus puber, American lady crab, lady crab, calico crab, Ovalipes ocellatus, blue crab, Callinectes sapidus

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Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 梭子蟹 (so1 zi2 haai5) — marine crab of the family Portunidae
  • Chinese: 蠘仔 (chhi̍h-á) — marine crab of the family Portunidae
  • Chinese: 蠘 (chhi̍h) — marine crab of the family Portunidae
  • Chinese Mandarin: 梭子蟹 (suōzixiè) — marine crab of the family Portunidae
  • Portuguese: siri — marine crab of the family Portunidae