"land crab" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: land crabs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} land crab (plural land crabs)
  1. Any of the land-based crabs of the family Gecarcinidae. Categories (lifeform): Crabs
    Sense id: en-land_crab-en-noun-PRnwGli9 Disambiguation of Crabs: 52 48 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 54 46 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 53 47
  2. Any of various other crabs of terrestrial habits, such as of the families Gecarcinucidae and Sesarmidae. Categories (lifeform): Crabs Derived forms: black land crab (taxonomic: Gecarcinus ruricola), blue land crab (taxonomic: Discoplax spp. etc.), giant blue land crab (taxonomic: Cardisoma guanhumi), great land crab (taxonomic: Cardisoma guanhumi), mulatto land crab (taxonomic: Cardisoma guanhumi), white land crab (taxonomic: Cardisoma guanhumi)
    Sense id: en-land_crab-en-noun-7QQYXz4x Disambiguation of Crabs: 52 48 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 54 46 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 53 47

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