true crab

noun

A brachyuran, a member of the infraorder Brachyura.

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Meanings

nountrue crab (plural true crabs)

plural true crabs

  1. evolutionbiologyA brachyuran, a member of the infraorder Brachyura.

Origin

true + crab. From being a member of a monophyletic grouping of decapods that have been taxonomically defined as the actual crabs, without polyphyletically grouping in other crab lineages, now delineated as false crabs.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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