Meanings
nounbrown crab (plural brown crabs)
plural brown crabs
- Synonym of edible crab (Cancer pagurus)
Synonyms: edible crab
- abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of brown king crab (Lithodes aequispinus).
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of edible crab (Cancer pagurus)
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brown crab. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brown%20crab
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“brown crab.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brown%20crab. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brown crab,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brown%20crab.
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