mud crab

noun

Any of various crabs, principally in families Panopeidae and Xanthidae, that live in or near mud.

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Meanings

nounmud crab (plural mud crabs)

plural mud crabs · alternative mudcrab

  1. Any of various crabs, principally in families Panopeidae and Xanthidae, that live in or near mud.
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APA

mud crab. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mud%20crab

MLA

“mud crab.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mud%20crab. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mud crab,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mud%20crab.

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