rock crab

noun

: any of several crabs inhabiting rocky shores: such as

a

: a crab (Cancer irroratus) of the east coast of North America

b

: a crab (Cancer antennarius) of the Pacific coast

c

: sally lightfoot

d

: an Australian crab (Nectocarcinus integrifrons)

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