lumpy crab

noun

: a small stoutly built red crab (Xanthias taylori) with rough tuberculated carapace and chelae that is common between the tide lines along the California coast

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“Lumpy crab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lumpy%20crab. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.

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