English Explanatory Dictionary

box crab

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any of the crabs of the genus Calappa.

Word forms

box crab box crabs

Etymology

In reference to the bulky carapace.

Synonyms

shamefaced crab

Derived words

lumpy box crab rough box crab

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