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Sawtooth :: Sawtooth (n.) An arctic seal (Lobodon carcinophaga), having the molars serrated; -- called also crab-eating seal..

Horseman :: Horseman (n.) A land crab of the genus Ocypoda, living on the coast of Brazil and the West Indies, noted for running very swiftly..

Crabbing :: Crabbing (n.) A process of scouring cloth between rolls in a machine.

Ocypodian :: Ocypodian (n.) One of a tribe of crabs which live in holes in the sand along the seashore, and run very rapidly, -- whence the name..

Crabsidle :: Crabsidle (v. i.) To move sidewise, as a crab. [Jocular]..

Crab :: Crab (a.) Sour; rough; austere.

Fiddler :: Fiddler (n.) A burrowing crab of the genus Gelasimus, of many species. The male has one claw very much enlarged, and often holds it in a position similar to that in which a musician holds a fiddle, hence the name; -- called also calling crab, soldier crab, and fighting crab..

Cancer :: Cancer (n.) Formerly, any malignant growth, esp. one attended with great pain and ulceration, with cachexia and progressive emaciation. It was so called, perhaps, from the great veins which surround it, compared by the ancients to the claws of a crab. The term is now restricted to such a growth made up of aggregations of epithelial cells, either without support or embedded in the meshes of a trabecular framework..

Spakenet :: Spakenet (n.) A net for catching crabs.

Grimaced :: Grimaced (a.) Distorted; crabbed.

Maikong :: Maikong (n.) A South American wild dog (Canis cancrivorus); the crab-eating dog.

Crab Tree :: Crab tree () See under Crab.

Hydractinian :: Hydractinian (n.) Any species or marine hydroids, of the genus Hydractinia and allied genera. These hydroids form, by their rootstalks, a firm, chitinous coating on shells and stones, and esp. on spiral shells occupied by hermit crabs. See Illust. of Athecata..

Horsefoot :: Horsefoot (n.) The Limulus or horseshoe crab.

Scrabbled :: Scrabbled (imp. & p. p.) of Scrabbl.

Carapace :: Carapace (n.) The thick shell or shield which covers the back of the tortoise, or turtle, the crab, and other crustaceous animals..

Pomaceous :: Pomaceous (a.) Of or pertaining to a suborder (Pomeae) of rosaceous plants, which includes the true thorn trees, the quinces, service berries, medlars, and loquats, as well as the apples, pears, crabs, etc..

Rugged :: Rugged (n.) Harsh; hard; crabbed; austere; -- said of temper, character, and the like, or of persons..

Crab :: Crab (a.) A crab apple; -- so named from its harsh taste.

Nefandous :: Nefandous (a.) Unfit to speak of; unmentionable; impious; execrable.

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