Crab
- noun
- /kræb/
- The zodiac sign Crab is represented by a creature that symbolizes emotions.
Examples
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When the dogwoods and crab apples were in bloom, this place seemed like a fairy world.
Fiction book (2000) -
Out under our crab apple tree, we sat rubbing chunks of ice over our legs and arms in the stark-still afternoon.
Fiction book (1994) -
Cancer, the crab... ...containing a large, loose cluster of stars...
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Mikey and Annie sit off to the edge of the field in the shade of the crab apples, their faces smeared red, watching the show.
Fiction book (1992) -
People born under Crab are said to be intuitive and sensitive.
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In astrology, Crab represents those born between June 21 and July 22.
Synonyms
A star sign for people born between June 21 and July 22
A star sign shown by a crab for people born between June 21 and July 22
Compounds
The remains of a star explosion that people first saw in 1054 in the constellation Taurus
- Specialized
A large sea animal with a hard shell shaped like a horseshoe and a long pointed tail
- US
A bluish crab that lives on North America's Atlantic and Gulf coasts and is eaten for its sweet meat
- US
A large edible crab with a hard shell found in Florida and southern US waters, often eaten for its meat
A very large crab that lives in cold northern seas near Alaska with a spiny shell and sweet meat
A crab that has a hard outer covering because it has not recently shed its skin
- Specialized
A small insect that lives in pubic hair and other body hair and makes the skin itch
- Philippine
A habit of trying to pull others down when they succeed because you feel jealous
A South American cactus with stem sections often kept indoors for its bright red flowers
A wild animal like a small dog from northern South America that eats crabs and small animals
- Philippine
A monkey from Southeast Asia that often eats crabs and lives near rivers
Small wild animal that lives near water and eats crabs and other small water animals
A silvery grey seal from Antarctica that eats mainly small sea animals with shells
- Specialized
A small apple tree grown for its tart fruit or pretty spring flowers
A large crab that lives in cold northern Pacific waters near Alaska and Japan
Meat from the legs of a large crab that lives in cold northern waters, usually sweet and tender
The sweet meat from the legs of a very large crab that lives in cold northern seas near Alaska
A small crab with a bright, spotted shell that lives on sandy east coast beaches of the United States
- Indian
A sea animal with a hard shell and a long tail spine that lives on Asian coasts
A large crab with long legs and a spiny shell that lives in European coastal waters
- US
A small crab that lives on coasts and digs burrows, whose males have one large claw they wave
- US
A small crab with bright purple spots on its shell that lives on sandy Atlantic beaches
A tropical sea animal like a crab that lives in burrows and uses large front claws to catch prey
- US
A medium-sized tree from the eastern United States with pink blossoms and small yellow fruit
- US
A small wild apple tree that grows in the western United States and has fragrant pink flowers
A sea crab with back legs flat like paddles that help it swim in shallow coastal water
A small tree or shrub from the southeastern United States grown for its pretty pink spring flowers
Surface Forms
Etymology
Crab for the zodiac comes from the Latin word cancer, which means 'crab'. People long ago saw a crab shape in the stars, so the star sign was named Crab and today the word still refers to that zodiac sign around late June to late July.