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Scrabbled :: Scrabbled (imp. & p. p.) of Scrabbl.

Macropod :: Macropod (n.) Any one of a group of maioid crabs remarkable for the length of their legs; -- called also spider crab.

Merostomata :: Merostomata (n. pl.) A class of Arthropoda, allied to the Crustacea. It includes the trilobites, Eurypteroidea, and Limuloidea. All are extinct except the horseshoe crabs of the last group. See Limulus..

Fiddler :: Fiddler (n.) A burrowing crab of the genus Gelasimus, of many species. The male has one claw very much enlarged, and often holds it in a position similar to that in which a musician holds a fiddle, hence the name; -- called also calling crab, soldier crab, and fighting crab..

Crabbing :: Crabbing (n.) The act or art of catching crabs.

Crab :: Crab (v. t.) To beat with a crabstick.

Maia :: Maia (n.) A genus of spider crabs, including the common European species (Maia squinado)..

Crabeater :: Crabeater (n.) The cobia.

Scrabble :: Scrabble (v. t.) To make irregular, crooked, or unmeaning marks; to scribble; to scrawl..

Scrabbling :: Scrabbling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Scrabbl.

Maxilliped :: Maxilliped (n.) One of the mouth appendages of Crustacea, situated next behind the maxillae. Crabs have three pairs, but many of the lower Crustacea have but one pair of them. Called also jawfoot, and foot jaw..

Damnableness :: Damnableness (n.) The state or quality of deserving damnation; execrableness.

Glass-crab :: Glass-crab (n.) The larval state (Phyllosoma) of the genus Palinurus and allied genera. It is remarkable for its strange outlines, thinness, and transparency. See Phyllosoma..

Crabbing :: Crabbing (n.) The fighting of hawks with each other.

Craber :: Craber (n.) The water rat.

Crabsidle :: Crabsidle (v. i.) To move sidewise, as a crab. [Jocular]..

Xanthose :: Xanthose (n.) An orange-yellow substance found in pigment spots of certain crabs.

Surly :: Surly (a.) Gloomily morose; ill-natured, abrupt, and rude; severe; sour; crabbed; rough; sullen; gloomy; as, a surly groom; a surly dog; surly language; a surly look..

Cheliferous :: Cheliferous (a.) Having cheliform claws, like a crab..

Maian :: Maian (n.) Any spider crab of the genus Maia, or family Maiadae..

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