"spider crab" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: spider crabs [plural]
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  1. Any of various species of crab of the superfamily Majoidea with long legs.
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  2. Any of various species of crab of the superfamily Majoidea with long legs.
    especially, true spider crabs (family Majidae).
    Categories (lifeform): Crabs
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  3. A crab of species Loxorhynchus grandis. Synonyms: sheep crab Translations (crab): centollu [masculine] (Asturian), centolla [feminine] (Asturian), морски паяк (morski pajak) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 蜘蛛蟹 (zhīzhūxiè) (Chinese Mandarin), hämähäkkirapu (Finnish), araignée de mer (French), centola [feminine] (Galician), portán faoilinne [masculine] (Irish), portán iarainn [masculine] (Irish), crúbach [masculine] (Irish), portán crúbach [masculine] (Irish), grancevola [feminine] (Italian), táłtłʼááh chʼosh ntsxaaígíí (Navajo), pihangne [feminine] (Norman), hueûlîn [masculine] (Norman), santola [feminine] (Portuguese), морско́й пау́к (morskój paúk) [masculine] (Russian), cangrejo araña [masculine] (Spanish), cranc heglog [masculine] (Welsh), cranc hirgoes [masculine] (Welsh), copyn-granc [masculine] (Welsh), corryn-granc [masculine] (Welsh), Wili wyllt (note: NW dialect) [masculine] (Welsh), wìl wyllt [masculine] (Welsh), cranc heglog pigog (spiny spider crab) [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-spider_crab-en-noun-1-AZQ9gE Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 39 45 16 Disambiguation of 'crab': 30 30 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: European spider crab (taxonomic: Maja squinado), great spider crab (taxonomic: Hyas araneus), Japanese spider crab (taxonomic: Macrocheira kaempferi), portly spider crab (taxonomic: Libinia emarginata) Related terms: sea spider

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      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "crab",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "wìl wyllt"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "crab",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cranc heglog pigog (spiny spider crab)"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "spider crab"
  ],
  "word": "spider crab"
}

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