crab
noun [C or U] (SEA CREATURE) /kræb/Definition
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B2 a sea creature with five pairs of legs and a round, flat body covered by a shell, or its flesh eaten as food: We walked along the beach collecting small crabs. All the shops on the seafront had crab for sale. This crab meat/salad is delicious!Fish and seafoodSea fishFreshwater fishSea creaturesSea fish
(Definition of crab noun (SEA CREATURE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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