Definition of crab

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Crab (v. i.) To drift sidewise or to leeward, as a vessel..

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Maian :: Maian (n.) Any spider crab of the genus Maia, or family Maiadae..
Gastrolith :: Gastrolith (n.) See Crab's eyes, under Crab..
Xanthose :: Xanthose (n.) An orange-yellow substance found in pigment spots of certain crabs.
Decapoda :: Decapoda (n. pl.) The order of Crustacea which includes the shrimps, lobsters, crabs, etc..
Agouara :: Agouara (n.) The crab-eating raccoon (Procyon cancrivorus), found in the tropical parts of America..
Nefandous :: Nefandous (a.) Unfit to speak of; unmentionable; impious; execrable.
Rugged :: Rugged (n.) Harsh; hard; crabbed; austere; -- said of temper, character, and the like, or of persons..
Crabsidle :: Crabsidle (v. i.) To move sidewise, as a crab. [Jocular]..
Urva :: Urva (n.) The crab-eating ichneumon (Herpestes urva), native of India. The fur is black, annulated with white at the tip of each hair, and a white streak extends from the mouth to the shoulder..
Sentinel :: Sentinel (n.) A marine crab (Podophthalmus vigil) native of the Indian Ocean, remarkable for the great length of its eyestalks; -- called also sentinel crab..
Crust :: Crust (n.) The shell of crabs, lobsters, etc..
Curstness :: Curstness (n.) Peevishness; malignity; frowardness; crabbedness; surliness.
Sea Spider :: Sea spider () Any maioid crab; a spider crab. See Maioid, and Spider crab, under Spider..
Crab :: Crab (v. i.) To drift sidewise or to leeward, as a vessel..
Poecilopoda :: Poecilopoda (n. pl.) Originally, an artificial group including many parasitic Entomostraca, together with the horseshoe crabs (Limuloidea)..
Crabbed :: Crabbed (n.) Obscure; difficult; perplexing; trying; as, a crabbed author..
Shedder :: Shedder (n.) A crab in the act of casting its shell, or immediately afterwards while still soft; -- applied especially to the edible crabs, which are most prized while in this state..
Scrabbling :: Scrabbling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Scrabbl.
Scramble :: Scramble (v. i.) To clamber with hands and knees; to scrabble; as, to scramble up a cliff; to scramble over the rocks..
Decapod :: Decapod (n.) A crustacean with ten feet or legs, as a crab; one of the Decapoda. Also used adjectively..
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