"shamefaced crab" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shamefaced crabs [plural]
Etymology: From the crab's habit of covering its face with its chelae, as if hiding the face in shame. Head templates: {{en-noun}} shamefaced crab (plural shamefaced crabs)
  1. Synonym of box crab Categories (lifeform): Crabs Synonyms: box crab [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-shamefaced_crab-en-noun--9Jlae-h Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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