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| cancer |
(capitalized) a constellation located between Gemini and Leo. Cancer is also called the Crab. [1/4 definitions] |
| crab1 |
any of various other crustaceans resembling a true crab, such as a hermit or horseshoe crab. [4/8 definitions] |
| flowering crab |
any of several varieties of crab apple that flower profusely in the spring. |
| hard-shell |
an edible clam or crab having a hard shell. [1/3 definitions] |
| king crab |
a large crab of North Pacific waters that is valued for its edible flesh; Alaskan king crab. [2 definitions] |
| oyster crab |
a small crab that lives as a commensal inside the gill cavities of living oysters and clams. |
| pagurid |
any of a family of marine crustaceans that have a soft abdomen and live in empty snail shells; hermit crab. [1/2 definitions] |
| palm crab |
a large land-dwelling crab of the South Pacific that feeds on coconuts. |
| phthiriasis |
the condition of being infested with crab lice; pediculosis. |
| pincers |
a claw of an animal, such as a crab, that resembles such a tool. [1/2 definitions] |
| shell |
a protective outer layer of the body of an animal, such as a turtle, beetle, lobster, or crab. [1/9 definitions] |
| soft-shell |
of a crab or other animal, having a flexible, fragile, or unhardened shell. [2 definitions] |
| Taurus |
a winter zodiacal constellation located between Aries and Gemini and near Orion, and containing the bright star Aldebaran, the Crab Nebula, and two star clusters, the Pleiades and the Hyades; Bull. [1/3 definitions] |
| verjuice |
the sour juice of unripe fruit such as crab apples or grapes. [1/2 definitions] |
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