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From the crab's habit of covering its face with its chelae, as if hiding the face in shame.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
shamefaced crab
Today it means: Synonym of box crab. Full definition →
Today it means: Synonym of box crab. Full definition →
From the crab's habit of covering its face with its chelae, as if hiding the face in shame.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.