Definition of crab

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Crab (a.) A form of windlass, or geared capstan, for hauling ships into dock, etc..

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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..
Metope :: Metope (n.) The face of a crab.
Crab :: Crab (v. t.) To beat with a crabstick.
Cursed :: Cursed (a.) Deserving a curse; execrable; hateful; detestable; abominable.
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..
Maikong :: Maikong (n.) A South American wild dog (Canis cancrivorus); the crab-eating dog.
Horsefoot :: Horsefoot (n.) The Limulus or horseshoe crab.
Cancriform :: Cancriform (a.) Having the form of, or resembling, a crab; crab-shaped..
Crab-yaws :: Crab-yaws (n.) A disease in the West Indies. It is a kind of ulcer on the soles of the feet, with very hard edges. See Yaws..
Agouara :: Agouara (n.) The crab-eating raccoon (Procyon cancrivorus), found in the tropical parts of America..
Craber :: Craber (n.) The water rat.
Crabeater :: Crabeater (n.) A small European heron (Ardea minuta, and other allied species)..
Partan :: Partan (n.) An edible British crab.
Crab :: Crab (n.) The zodiacal constellation Cancer.
Megalops :: Megalops (n.) A larva, in a stage following the zoea, in the development of most crabs. In this stage the legs and abdominal appendages have appeared, the abdomen is relatively long, and the eyes are large. Also used adjectively..
Crab :: Crab (n.) One of the brachyuran Crustacea. They are mostly marine, and usually have a broad, short body, covered with a strong shell or carapace. The abdomen is small and curled up beneath the body..
Crabeater :: Crabeater (n.) An etheostomoid fish of the southern United States (Hadropterus nigrofasciatus).
Mygale :: Mygale (n.) A genus of very large hairy spiders having four lungs and only four spinnerets. They do not spin webs, but usually construct tubes in the earth, which are often furnished with a trapdoor. The South American bird spider (Mygale avicularia), and the crab spider, or matoutou (M. cancerides) are among the largest species. Some of the species are erroneously called tarantulas, as the Texas tarantula (M. Hentzii)..
Crab :: Crab (a.) A form of windlass, or geared capstan, for hauling ships into dock, etc..
Crab :: Crab (a.) A crab apple; -- so named from its harsh taste.
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