English Explanatory Dictionary

shamefaced crab

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of box crab.

Word forms

shamefaced crab shamefaced crabs

Etymology

From the crab's habit of covering its face with its chelae, as if hiding the face in shame.

Synonyms

box crab
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