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Crab - meaning and illustration

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1. Synonyms, etymology, translation, definition, examples and notes

1.1. IPA transcription and prononciation for crab: 🔊

BrE /kræb/NAmE /kræb/

1.2. Etymology of Crab:

Old English crabba, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch krabbe, and more distantly to Dutch kreeft and German Krebs; also to crab in the sense to grumble.

1.3. 🇫🇷 French translation of crab:

Crabe

1.4. Definition of crab in fisheries:

Crab: an edible crustacean with a thick exoskeleton and two claws, eight legs, found in oceans and freshwater all over the world

Other Definitions of Crab per Country

In South Africa:

"crab" means any species of the tribe Anomura or Brachyura, also known as sea crab, but does not include a mud crab or mole crab;

✏️ Source -- South Africa Regulations in terms of the Marine Living Resources Act, 1998, Section 1 ( South Africa Regulations in terms of the Marine Living Resources Act, 1998 )

“crab” means the crab Scylla serrata;

✏️ Source -- South Africa Regulations in the Terms of the Sea Fishery Act 1988, Section 1, Sub-section viii ( South Africa Regulations in the Terms of the Sea Fishery Act 1988 )