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ROCK CRAB
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Dictionary entry overview: What does rock crab mean?
• ROCK CRAB (noun)
The noun ROCK CRAB has 1 sense:
1. crab of eastern coast of North America
Familiarity information: ROCK CRAB used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Crab of eastern coast of North America
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Cancer irroratus; rock crab
Hypernyms ("rock crab" is a kind of...):
crab (decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers)
Holonyms ("rock crab" is a member of...):
Cancer; genus Cancer (type genus of the family Cancridae)
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