Meanings
nounoyster crab (plural oyster crabs)
plural oyster crabs
- Zaops ostreus, a small whitish or translucent crab found inside oysters.
Synonyms & antonyms
nountiny soft-bodied crab living within the mantle cavity of oysters
Similar
Pinnotheres ostreum
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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APA
oyster crab. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oyster%20crab
MLA
“oyster crab.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oyster%20crab. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oyster crab,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oyster%20crab.
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