Meaning & use
Spider crab
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A crab with a small body and very long, thin, spindly legs, found mainly on the seabed.
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Divers photographed a giant spider crab clinging to the reef wall.
The market stall sold fresh spider crabs caught that morning.
A note on using this word
The Japanese spider crab has the longest leg span of any arthropod, reaching up to 3.7 meters.
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