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ROCK CRAB
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Crab of eastern coast of North America
Synonyms:
Cancer irroratus; rock crab
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("rock crab" is a kind of...):
crab (decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers)
Holonyms ("rock crab" is a member of...):
Cancer; genus Cancer (type genus of the family Cancridae)