- giant spider crab
- giant spider crab,= giant crab. (Cf. ↑giant crab)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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Japanese spider crab — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
spider crab — any of various crabs of the family Majidae, having long, slender legs and a comparatively small, triangular body. [1700 10] * * * Any species of sluggish marine crab in the widely distributed family Majidae (or Maiidae). Spider crabs have a beak… … Universalium
spider crab — noun any of numerous crabs with very long legs and small triangular bodies • Hypernyms: ↑crab • Hyponyms: ↑European spider crab, ↑king crab, ↑Maja squinado, ↑giant crab, ↑Macrocheira kaempferi … Useful english dictionary
japanese spider crab — noun Usage: usually capitalized J : giant crab 1 … Useful english dictionary
giant crab — noun very large deep water Japanese crab • Syn: ↑Macrocheira kaempferi • Hypernyms: ↑spider crab • Member Holonyms: ↑Macrocheira, ↑genus Macrocheira * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
Crab spider — Not to be confused with spider crab. Crab spiders Ozyptila praticola Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
crab — crab1 crablike, adj. /krab/, n., v., crabbed, crabbing. n. 1. any decapod crustacean of the suborder Brachyura, having the eyes on short stalks and a short, broad, more or less flattened body, the abdomen being small and folded under the thorax.… … Universalium
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Giant crab — A Giant crab is a type of crustacean.Giant crab may refer to: *Japanese spider crab ( Macrocheira kaempferi ), the largest crab species alive *Tasmanian giant crab ( Pseudocarcinus gigas ), another large crab species … Wikipedia
giant crab — a large, deep water Japanese spider crab, Macrocheira kaempferi, sometimes measuring 11 ft. (3.4 m) across from claw to claw. * * * ▪ crustacean (Macrocheira kaempferi), species of spider crab (q.v.) native to Pacific waters near Japan. It… … Universalium
