edible crab

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Etymology

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Noun

edible crab (plural edible crabs)

Cancer pagurus; a species of robust crab of a reddish-brown color found in the North Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, and perhaps in the Mediterranean Sea.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see edible,‎ crab.

Synonyms

brown crab

Translations

type of crab

Catalan: bou (ca) m, bou de mar m
Danish: taskekrabbe c
Finnish: isotaskurapu
Galician: boi (gl) m, noca (gl) f, esqueiro (gl) m
German: Taschenkrebs m
Italian: granciporro (it) m
Swedish: krabbtaska c

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