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lady crab

noun

Definition of lady crab

1 : a brightly spotted swimming crab (Ovalipes ocellatus) that is very common on the sandy shores of the Atlantic coast of the U.S.
2 : a crab (Portunus puber) of the English coasts that is closely related and similar to the American lady crab

First Known Use of lady crab

1844, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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