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Cancroid :: Cancroid (a.) Resembling a crab; pertaining to the Cancroidea, one of the families of crabs, including the genus Cancer..

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

Mygale :: Mygale (n.) A genus of very large hairy spiders having four lungs and only four spinnerets. They do not spin webs, but usually construct tubes in the earth, which are often furnished with a trapdoor. The South American bird spider (Mygale avicularia), and the crab spider, or matoutou (M. cancerides) are among the largest species. Some of the species are erroneously called tarantulas, as the Texas tarantula (M. Hentzii)..

Surly :: Surly (a.) Gloomily morose; ill-natured, abrupt, and rude; severe; sour; crabbed; rough; sullen; gloomy; as, a surly groom; a surly dog; surly language; a surly look..

Thornback :: Thornback (n.) The large European spider crab or king crab (Maia squinado).

Cancriform :: Cancriform (a.) Having the form of, or resembling, a crab; crab-shaped..

Craber :: Craber (n.) The water rat.

Claw :: Claw (n.) The whole foot of an animal armed with hooked nails; the pinchers of a lobster, crab, etc..

Execrable :: Execrable (a.) Deserving to be execrated; accursed; damnable; detestable; abominable; as, an execrable wretch..

Brachyura :: Brachyura (n. pl.) A group of decapod Crustacea, including the common crabs, characterized by a small and short abdomen, which is bent up beneath the large cephalo-thorax. [Also spelt Brachyoura.] See Crab, and Illustration in Appendix..

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

Scramble :: Scramble (v. i.) To clamber with hands and knees; to scrabble; as, to scramble up a cliff; to scramble over the rocks..

Crab :: Crab (a.) A cudgel made of the wood of the crab tree; a crabstick.

Damnableness :: Damnableness (n.) The state or quality of deserving damnation; execrableness.

Curstness :: Curstness (n.) Peevishness; malignity; frowardness; crabbedness; surliness.

Verjuice :: Verjuice (n.) The sour juice of crab apples, of green or unripe grapes, apples, etc.; also, an acid liquor made from such juice..

Crabeater :: Crabeater (n.) The cobia.

Oxyrhyncha :: Oxyrhyncha (n. pl.) The maioid crabs.

Maxilliped :: Maxilliped (n.) One of the mouth appendages of Crustacea, situated next behind the maxillae. Crabs have three pairs, but many of the lower Crustacea have but one pair of them. Called also jawfoot, and foot jaw..

Cursed :: Cursed (a.) Deserving a curse; execrable; hateful; detestable; abominable.

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