spanner crab

noun

Ranina ranina, a large-headed coastal crab of the Indian and West Pacific Oceans, prized for its meat.

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Meanings

nounspanner crab (plural spanner crabs)

plural spanner crabs

  1. Ranina ranina, a large-headed coastal crab of the Indian and West Pacific Oceans, prized for its meat.
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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spanner crab,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spanner%20crab.

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