rock crab
Any of several kinds of crabs often found on rocky coasts, especiallyAny of several kinds of crabs often found on rocky coasts, especially: Hemigrapsus sexdentatus, a large-eyed marine crab found off the coast of New Zealand, the common rock crab
Meaning
4 sensesAny of several kinds of crabs often found on rocky coasts, especially
Hemigrapsus sexdentatus, a large-eyed marine crab found off the coast of New Zealand, the common rock crab
Cancer irroratus, the Atlantic rock crab, a crab with large marginal teeth, found along the Atlantic coast of North America
crab of eastern coast of North America
Romaleon antennarium, the Pacific rock crab of parts of the Pacific coast of North America.
A red rock crab.
Forms
plural: rock crabs| Singular | rock crab |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- crab of eastern coast of North America:Cancer irroratus
Word family
1 related wordsSee also
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