"butterfly crab" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: butterfly crabs [plural]
Etymology: The nickname "butterfly crab" refers to the crab's butterfly-shaped carapace. Head templates: {{en-noun}} butterfly crab (plural butterfly crabs)
  1. A species of shallow-water king crab (Cryptolithodes typicus) native to coastal regions of the northeastern Pacific Ocean Wikipedia link: butterfly crab Categories (lifeform): Anomurans

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