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1crab Listen to audio/ˈkræb/ noun
plural crabs
1 a [count] : a sea animal that has a hard shell, eight legs, and two large claws — see color picture; see also hermit crab, king crab
b [noncount] : the meat of a crab eaten as food
We had crab for dinner.
2 crabs [plural] medical : a medical problem in which very small insects (called lice) live in the hair surrounding a person's sexual organs
3 [count] US, informal : an unhappy person who complains a lot : grouch
I don't know why she's been such a crab lately.

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