spider crab

/ˌspaɪdər kræb/
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Other forms: spider crabs

Definitions of spider crab
  1. noun
    any of numerous crabs with very long legs and small triangular bodies
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    types:
    European spider crab, Maja squinado, king crab
    a large spider crab of Europe
    Macrocheira kaempferi, giant crab
    very large deep-water Japanese crab
    type of:
    crab
    decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers
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