"false crab" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: false crabs [plural]
Etymology: false + crab. From the phylogenic reorganization of crustaceans traditionally or informally identified as crabs, into a monophyletic grouping of true crabs (the Brachyura), and the non-taxonomic polyphyletic grouping of the remainder. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|false|crab}} false + crab Head templates: {{en-noun}} false crab (plural false crabs)
  1. (informal, biology, zoology, taxonomy, carcinology, evolution) A crab that is not a true crab (not a member of the Brachyura). A crab that is not a brachyuran. A carcinized decapod crustacean that is not a phylogenic crab. Tags: informal

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