"velvet crab" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: velvet crabs [plural]
Etymology: From the short hairs on the body, which give the crab a velvety texture. Head templates: {{en-noun}} velvet crab (plural velvet crabs)
  1. Necora puber, the largest swimming crab found in British coastal waters. Wikipedia link: velvet crab Categories (lifeform): Crabs Translations (Translations): andarica [feminine] (Asturian), cranc vermell [masculine] (Catalan), franquet [masculine] (Catalan), nècora [feminine] (Catalan), nécora [feminine] (Galician), nécora [feminine] (Spanish)

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