Crab synonyms

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cancer (related)
A disease characterized by any of various malignant neoplasms composed of abnormal cells that tend to proliferate rapidly and invade surrounding tissue. Without treatment such as chemotherapy or radiation, cancer cells can metastasize to other body sites and cause organ failure and death.
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podothalmian
A short-tailed or soft-tailed crustacean
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whiner
One who whines about perceived problems; a complainer
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brachyura
A taxonomic infraorder within the order Decapoda — the true crabs, characteristically with a short tail and a reduced abdomen.
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seafood
(Uncountable, countable) Fish, shellfish, seaweed, and other edible aquatic life.
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growler
One, such as a dog, that growls.
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crab-louse
A parasitic insect, Pthirus pubis, that lives amongst the pubic hairs of humans and feeds on blood.
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crabmeat
The edible flesh of a crab.
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complainer
One who complains, or is known for their complaints.
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grumbler
A person who persistently grumbles; a complainer
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grump
A fit of ill temper. Used with the :
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bellyacher
One who bellyaches; a complainer.
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shellfish (related)
Any of various edible aquatic invertebrate animals having a shell, especially mollusks such as clams and oysters, and crustaceans such as lobsters, crabs, and shrimp.
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grouch (related)
A complaint
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faultfinder
A person given to finding fault; chronic, captious complainer
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murmurer
One who murmurs
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mutterer
One who mutters.
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crank
A twist or turn of the mind; caprice; whim; crotchet; also, a fit of temper or passion.
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griper
(Archaic) An oppressor or extortioner
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grouser
(Nautical) A temporary pile driven into the bottom of a river to hold a boat in position; a spud
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sorehead
(Informal) A person who is angry, resentful, vindictive, etc., or one easily made so
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sourpuss
(Slang) A person who has a gloomy or disagreeable expression or nature
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complain
To make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge; file a complaint.
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whine
(Intransitive) To complain or protest with a whine or as if with a whine.
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gripe
(Informal) To irritate; annoy:
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grouse
To seek or shoot grouse.
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kick
(Intransitive) To make a sharp jerking movement of the leg, as to strike something.
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happy (related)
A person who habitually complains or grumbles
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feelings (related)
To express negative feelings, especially of dissatisfaction or resentment
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pubic-louse
Crab louse, Pthirus pubis.
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Phthirius pubis
a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body
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Cancer the Crab
the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22
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crabby person
a quarrelsome grouch
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bitch
To complain; grumble.
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beef
To complain.
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squawk
(Informal) To complain or protest, esp. in a loud or raucous voice
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bellyache
To complain, especially in a whining manner.
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dogfish (related)
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Anomura (both Latin)
A short-tailed or soft-tailed crustacean
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lobster (related)
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crabs (related)
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shrimp (related)
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eel (related)
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scallop (related)
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mussel (related)
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mackerel (related)
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ragworm (related)
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hirtellus (related)
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butterfish (related)
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lugworm (related)
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cuttlefish (related)
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scorpionfish (related)
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lizard (related)
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whelk (related)
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Find another word for crab. In this page you can discover 55 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for crab, like: cancer, podothalmian, whiner, brachyura, seafood, growler, crab-louse, crabmeat, complainer, grumbler and grump.
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Crab Sentence Examples

  • It was a great horseshoe crab--the first one I had ever seen.

  • It and the crab are FIG.

  • From a careful series of experiments made in the Horticultural Society's Garden at Chiswick, it was found that where the soil is loamy, or light and slightly enriched with decayed vegetable matter, the apple succeeds best on the doucin stock, and the pear on the quince; and where it is chalky it is preferable to graft the apple on the crab, and the pear on the wild pear.

  • - For the present, as of old, the true Brachyura are divided into four tribes: Cyclometopa, with arched front as in the common eatable crab; Catometopa, with front bent down as in the land-crabs and the little oyster-crab; Oxyrhyncha, with sharpened beak-like front as in the various spider-crabs; Oxystomata, including the Raninida, and named not from the character of the front but from that of the buccal frame which is usually narrowed forwards.

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