crab
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The meaning (definition) of the word crab
a sea creature with a hard shell, eight legs, and two snappy claws
The word crab used in a sentence
“A crab walked sideways across the sandy beach with its claws up.”
The plural of the word crab
crabs
How the word crab is said around the world
| French | crabe (krahb) |
| Spanish | cangrejo (kahnggraykhoh) |
| Mandarin | 螃蟹 (páng xiè) |
| Hindi | केकड़ा (kaykrah) |
| Arabic | سرطان البحر (sahrahtahn ahlbahr) |
| Russian | краб (krab) |
| Portuguese (EU) | caranguejo (kuhruhnnggwayzhuu) |
| Portuguese (BR) | caranguejo (kahruhnnggayzhuu) |
| Japanese | カニ (kani) |
| German | Krabbe (krahbuh) |
| Urdu | کیکڑا (kaykrah) |
| Punjabi | ਕੇਕੜਾ (kaykuhrah) |
| Korean | 게 (ge) |
| Hebrew | סַרְטָן (sahrtahnuh) |
| Greek | καβούρι (kabouri) |
| Dutch | krab (krahp) |
| Tagalog | alimango (ahleemahngoh) |
| Vietnamese | cua (koouh) |
| Turkish | yengeç (yangyech) |
| Persian | خرچنگ (khahrchahng) |
| Polish | krab (krahp) |
| Ukrainian | краб (krab) |
| Bengali | কাঁকড়া (kahnkawr) |
| Swedish | krabba (krahbah) |
| Italian | granchio (grahnkeeoh) |
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