Meanings
nounshore crab (plural shore crabs)
plural shore crabs
- A type of crab (Carcinus maenas) native to the coasts of Europe and North Africa.
Synonyms: European green crab, European shore crab, green crab
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA type of crab (Carcinus maenas) native to the coasts of Europe and North Africa.
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Translations
Danish strandkrabbe
- strandkrabbetype of crab, Carcinus maenas
Dutch strandkrab
- strandkrabtype of crab, Carcinus maenas
Finnish rantataskurapu
- rantataskuraputype of crab, Carcinus maenas
French crabe enragé, crabe vert
- crabe enragétype of crab, Carcinus maenas
- crabe verttype of crab, Carcinus maenas
German Strandkrabbe
- Strandkrabbetype of crab, Carcinus maenas
Icelandic bogkrabbi
- bogkrabbitype of crab, Carcinus maenas
Scottish Gaelic partan
- partantype of crab, Carcinus maenas
Swedish strandkrabba, tångkrabba
- strandkrabbatype of crab, Carcinus maenas
- tångkrabbatype of crab, Carcinus maenas
Turkish kıyı yengeci
- kıyı yengecitype of crab, Carcinus maenas
Cite this entry
APA
shore crab. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shore%20crab
MLA
“shore crab.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shore%20crab. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shore crab,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shore%20crab.
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