Crab (Noun)
Meaning 1
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer.
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Nouns denoting people.
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Meaning 2
Decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers.
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Nouns denoting animals.
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- Alaskan King Crab
- Paralithodes Camtschatica
- Menippe Mercenaria
- Cancer Magister
- Cancer Irroratus
- Cancer Borealis
- Soft-shelled Crab
- Alaska Crab
- Alaska King Crab
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Meaning 3
A quarrelsome grouch.
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Nouns denoting people.
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Meaning 4
A stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply; "he caught a crab and lost the race".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 5
The edible flesh of any of various crabs.
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Nouns denoting foods and drinks.
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Meaning 6
A louse that infests the pubic region of the human body.
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Nouns denoting animals.
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Meaning 7
The fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22.
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Nouns denoting spatial position.