Phrase Hound found 97 phrases and 10 compound words that contain crabs. The most common are listed below. Open crabs in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 97
- arrow crabsplural of arrow crab: Synonym of yellowline arrow crab (Stenorhynchus seticornis)
- blue crabsplural of blue crab: Any member of either of two groups of crab
- coconut crabsplural of coconut crab: Any of the species Birgus latro of large, terrestrial hermit crabs which live on the shores of the Indian Ocean and the central Pacific Ocean, feeding on fruits, nuts, seeds and coconut flesh.
- ghost crabsplural of ghost crab: Any of several burrowing crabs, of the genus Ocypode, found along sandy shores.
- green crabsplural of green crab: The shore crab.
- horseshoe crabsplural of horseshoe crab: Any extinct or extant chelicerate in the order Xiphosura, actually more related to arachnids than true crabs.
- land crabsplural of land crab: Any of the land-based crabs of the family Gecarcinidae.
- mole crabsplural of mole crab: Synonym of sand crab (“crab of the Hippoidea superfamily”).
- mud crabsplural of mud crab: Any of various crabs, principally in families Panopeidae and Xanthidae, that live in or near mud.
- oyster crabsplural of oyster crab: Zaops ostreus, a small whitish or translucent crab found inside oysters.
- porcelain crabsplural of porcelain crab: Any member of the family Porcellanidae of decapod crustaceans, superficially resembling true crabs.
- river crabsplural of river crab: A Chinese mitten crab.
- sand crabsplural of sand crab: A crab of the Hippoidea superfamily of decapod crustaceans, living in sandy habitats.
- sentinel crabsplural of sentinel crab: Any of various crabs of the genus Macrophthalmus, with long eyestalks.
- soldier crabsplural of soldier crab: Any of several species of crabs
- spider crabsplural of spider crab: Any of various species of crab of the superfamily Majoidea with long legs.
- stone crabsplural of stone crab: A Florida stone crab (Menippe mercenaria, family Menippidae.
- swimming crabsplural of swimming crab: Any of many marine crabs of the family Portunidae, whose hindmost legs are flattened into paddles.
- rubble crabsplural of rubble crab: A crab of the family Xanthidae.
- decorator crabsplural of decorator crab: A crab of certain species within the superfamily Majoidea that decorate their bodies with materials from the environment to hide from, or ward off, predators.
- hermit crabsplural of hermit crab: A decapod crustacean (not a true crab) from the superfamily Paguroidea, which salvages empty seashells or other portable objects to permanently shelter and protect its soft abdomen.
- fiddler crabsplural of fiddler crab: a genus of crab in which the male has one hugely enlarged claw (genus Uca).
- robber crabsplural of robber crab: A coconut crab (Birgus latro).
- spanner crabsplural of spanner crab: Ranina ranina, a large-headed coastal crab of the Indian and West Pacific Oceans, prized for its meat.
- soft-shell crabsplural of soft-shell crab: A crab, especially the blue crab, that has recently molted and whose new exoskeleton has not yet hardened, rendering the entire animal soft and edible.
Compound words 10
- applecrabsplural of applecrab: A hybrid of apple and crabapple.
- bluecrabsplural of bluecrab: Any member of either of two groups of crab
- crabshellsplural of crabshell: The shell of a crab.
- crabstickAlternative form of crab stick: A cudgel, originally made of the wood of a crabapple tree, hence any similar club.
- crabsticksplural of crabstick: A cudgel, originally made of the wood of a crabapple tree, hence any similar club.
- crabstonesplural of crabstone: A calcareous concretion found in the stomach of crabs and other crustaceans.
- milliCrabsplural of milliCrab: A unit of X-ray intensity, one thousandth of a Crab.
- mudcrabsplural of mudcrab: Any of various crabs, principally in families Panopeidae and Xanthidae, that live in or near mud.
- shorecrabsplural of shorecrab: A type of crab (Carcinus maenas) native to the coasts of Europe and North Africa.
- werecrabsplural of werecrab: A shapeshifter who can assume the form of a crab.