Meanings
nounlady crab (plural lady crabs)
plural lady crabs
- Any of various crabs known for their elegant appearance or colouring.
I used to catch lady-crabs in the pools and under the rocks. I don't know why they are called lady-crabs. They are male and female like all the other creatures in the world.
1974, GB Edwards, The Book of Ebenezer Le Page, New York, published 2007, page 16 - Ovalipes ocellatus (leopard crab, calico crab, ocellated crab)
Synonyms & antonyms
nounbrightly spotted crab of sandy beaches of the Atlantic coast of the United States
Similar
American lady crabcalico crabOvalipes ocellatus
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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