English Explanatory Dictionary

spider crab

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any of various species of crab of the superfamily Majoidea with long legs.
especially, true spider crabs (family Majidae).
A crab of species Loxorhynchus grandis.

Word forms

spider crab spider crabs

Synonyms

sheep crab

Related words

sea spider

Derived words

European spider crab great spider crab Japanese spider crab portly spider crab

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