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Crab

Crab

1 6.8
A star sign for people born between June 21 and July 22
  • noun
  • /kræb/
: cáncer
  • The zodiac sign Crab is represented by a creature that symbolizes emotions.

Examples

  • 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...

  • 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.

  • In astrology, Crab represents those born between June 21 and July 22.

Synonyms

Cancer
vsCrab
1 5.2

A star sign for people born between June 21 and July 22

focuses on the people born in those dates rather than the sun's position
1 7.5

A star sign shown by a crab for people born between June 21 and July 22

emphasizes the sun's position as the defining period rather than birth dates

Compounds

6 3.6

A small sea animal with a soft body that lives in empty shells for protection

6 1.4

Legs of a crab often served as food, like king or snow crabs

4 3.4

A bluish crab that lives on North America's Atlantic and Gulf coasts and is eaten for its sweet meat

A crab with a soft new shell that people often eat whole

3 2.8

Meat from the legs of a large cold water crab that people eat as a delicacy

3 8.2

The remains of a star explosion that people first saw in 1054 in the constellation Taurus

3 4.5

A small sour apple or the tree that grows it often used to make jam

horseshoe crab
  • Specialized
2 7.8

A large sea animal with a hard shell shaped like a horseshoe and a long pointed tail

2 4.1

A large edible crab with a hard shell found in Florida and southern US waters, often eaten for its meat

2 3.2

A large spiny crab that lives in cold northern seas

1 5.1

A large edible crab that lives along the Pacific coast of North America

1 5.4

The meat from a large Pacific crab, often sweet and tender

1 4.1

A very large sea crab from Japan that lives in deep water with very long legs

crab louse
  • Specialized
1 9.8

A small insect that lives in pubic hair and other body hair and makes the skin itch

1 7.0

A small crab that lives on coasts and digs burrows, whose males have one large claw they wave

A crab that has a hard outer covering because it has not recently shed its skin

A very large crab that lives in cold northern seas near Alaska with a spiny shell and sweet meat

The sweet meat from the legs of a very large crab that lives in cold northern seas near Alaska

1 2.5

A grass with stems that spread along the ground and root, often a weed in lawns

1 4.5

A small sea animal with a hard shell that lives on rocky shores

Cold cooked crab meat served with a sour or spicy sauce as a starter

1 6.3

A sea crab with very long legs and a small triangular body

1 7.4

A small apple tree from Europe that is a main ancestor of the apples we grow

A small tree or shrub with pretty flowers planted in gardens

1 7.5

A small tree that makes red sour fruit used for jam

A star sign shown by a crab for people born between June 21 and July 22

1 3.2

A large crab you can eat that lives in cold northern seas near Alaska and Japan

1 3.5

A large crab that lives in cold northern Pacific waters near Alaska and Japan

1 5.5

A cold salad of crab meat and lettuce with a creamy dressing

1 8.6

A small soft crab that lives inside the shell of an oyster

A sea crab with back legs flat like paddles that help it swim in shallow coastal water

1 8.2

A large red crab from the east coast of North America eaten as seafood

1 9.4

A wild animal like a small dog from northern South America that eats crabs and small animals

A medium-sized tree with pink blossoms and small yellow fruit

crab-eating macaque
  • Philippine
1 8.2

A monkey from Southeast Asia that often eats crabs and lives near rivers

Meat from crabs caught in Japan that is often sold in cans for food

crab mentality
  • Philippine
1 8.2

A habit of trying to pull others down when they succeed because you feel jealous

1 9.9

A small tree that makes tart red apples used to make jam

A small hardy tree that makes sour red apples used for jam

Small wild animal that lives near water and eats crabs and other small water animals

1 9.5

A wild crab apple tree with fragrant pink flowers

1 8.8

A small crab with bright spots on its shell found on sandy beaches

1 2.8

The meat from the legs of large cold water crabs that people eat

1 3.5

Meat from the legs of a large crab that lives in cold northern waters, usually sweet and tender

1 9.9

A small wild apple tree with fragrant pink spring flowers

Bechtel crab
  • Specialized
9.9

A small crabapple tree grown for its large double pink flowers

A South American cactus with stem sections often kept indoors for its bright red flowers

A wild dog that eats crabs and other water animals

A small South American mammal that lives near water and eats crabs

A silvery grey seal from Antarctica that eats mainly small sea animals with shells

cultivated crab apple
  • Specialized
6.1

A small apple tree grown for its tart fruit or pretty spring flowers

A small crab with spots on its shell that lives on the coasts of England

A small crab with a bright, spotted shell that lives on sandy east coast beaches of the United States

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

8.4

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

9.9

A medium-sized tree from the eastern United States with pink blossoms and small yellow fruit

9.3

A small wild apple tree that grows in the western United States and has fragrant pink flowers

A small tree with white flowers and small yellow or red fruit

9.9

A very small soft crab that lives inside shellfish like oysters

A crab that recently shed its shell so it is soft and people eat it whole

A small tree or shrub from the southeastern United States grown for its pretty pink spring flowers

A wild small apple tree with sweet-smelling pink flowers

Surface Forms

Crab singular
Crabs plural

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.