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Definition of spider crab in English: spider crabnoun A crab with long thin legs and a compact pear-shaped body, which is camouflaged in some kinds by attached sponges and seaweed. Majidae and other families, order Decapoda: Macropodia and other genera Example sentencesExamples - Under the ice, it looked pretty much as it might in the UK, with lots of kelp and spider crabs, but the visibility was stunning.
- We particularly enjoyed the swim-throughs, an encounter with a large spider crab and a friendly moray.
- Another invader is the North Atlantic spider crab - males and females have been found in the waters near the Antarctic Peninsula.
- A spider crab picks its way carefully over a reef covered with sponges and invertebrates.
- Another sea creature which needs friends to survive is the small spider crab which finds camouflage in the canopy of living sponges.
Definition of spider crab in US English: spider crabnounˈspīdər krab A crab with long thin legs and a compact pear-shaped body, which is camouflaged in some kinds by attached sponges and seaweed. Majidae and other families, order Decapoda: Macropodia and other genera Example sentencesExamples - Under the ice, it looked pretty much as it might in the UK, with lots of kelp and spider crabs, but the visibility was stunning.
- Another sea creature which needs friends to survive is the small spider crab which finds camouflage in the canopy of living sponges.
- A spider crab picks its way carefully over a reef covered with sponges and invertebrates.
- Another invader is the North Atlantic spider crab - males and females have been found in the waters near the Antarctic Peninsula.
- We particularly enjoyed the swim-throughs, an encounter with a large spider crab and a friendly moray.
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