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PRONUNCIATION OF COMMON CRAB

common crab  [ˈkɒmən kræb] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COMMON CRAB

noun
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Common crab is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COMMON CRAB MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of common crab in the English dictionary

The definition of common crab in the dictionary is Cancer pagurus; edible crustacean.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COMMON CRAB


crab
kræb
Crabbe
kræb
drab
dræb
frab
fræb
grab
ɡræb
krab
kræb
landgrab
ˈlændˌɡræb
mihrab
ˈmiːræb
olive-drab
ˈɒlɪv dræb
scrab
skræb

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COMMON CRAB

common area charges
common assault
common carrier
common chord
common cold
common core
common currency
common denominator
common divisor
Common Entrance
Common Era
Common External Tariff
common factor
common fee
common footman
common footmen
common fraction
common gallinule
common garden rhubarb
common good

WORDS THAT END LIKE COMMON CRAB

Boston crab
catch a crab
dressed crab
edible crab
fiddler crab
hard-shell crab
hermit crab
horseshoe crab
king crab
land crab
mantis crab
mud crab
oyster crab
pea crab
robber crab
sand crab
snow crab
soft-shell crab
soldier crab
spider crab
swimming crab

Synonyms and antonyms of common crab in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «common crab» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COMMON CRAB

Find out the translation of common crab to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of common crab from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «common crab» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

常见的螃蟹
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cangrejo común
570 millions of speakers

English

common crab
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आम केकड़ा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

السلطعون المشترك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

общий краб
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

caranguejo comum
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সাধারণ কাঁকড়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

crabe commun
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kepiting biasa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gemeinsame Krabbe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

一般的なカニ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

일반적인 게
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kepiting umum
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cua chung
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பொதுவான நண்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सामान्य खेकडा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ortak yengeç
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

granchio comune
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wspólne kraba
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

загальний краб
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

crab comun
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κοινή καβούρι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

algemene krap
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gemensam krabba
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

taskekrabbe
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of common crab

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COMMON CRAB»

The term «common crab» is barely ever used and occupies the 200.033 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COMMON CRAB» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about common crab

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COMMON CRAB»

Discover the use of common crab in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to common crab and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The student and intellectual observer of science, literature ...
Leg of the Common Crab. parts, where three distinct and apparently well-formed portions of a limb take the place of one, in the leg of a common crab, is seen at Fig. 6. In what manner, with these complications, these coverings could be thrown ...
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The Student, and Intellectual Observer
Leg of the Common Crab. parts, where three distinct and apparently well-formed portions of a limb take the place of one, in the leg' of a common crab, is seen at Fig. 6. In what manner, with these complications, these coverings could be thrown ...
3
The Fisheries and Fishery Industries of the United States
They are as follows: The common crab (Cancer magisier); the red crab (Cancer productus) ; the rock crab (Cancer antennarius); the kelp crab (Epialtmi productus ); the yellow shore crab (Heterograpsua oregonensis), and the purple shore crab  ...
George Brown Goode, 1887
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Proceedings of the Natural History Society of Dublin, for ...
When in Paris, some two or three years ago, I examined into the species of Crustacea exposed for sale in the public market, and found the list was a goodly one, including nine species — viz. the common crab, the lobster, the cray fish, ...
Natural History Society of Dublin, 1863
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Magazine of Zoology and Botany
Observations on the process of Exuviation in the Common Crab (Cancer pagurus , Linn.) By Jonathan Couch, F. L. S. In a former paper, inserted in the Magazine of Zoology and Botany for August, (p. 170,) it is shewn that the manner in which ...
Prideaux John Selby, George Johnston, Sir William Jardine, 1837
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The English Cyclopedia
About May they leave their places of concealment, but never come into shallow water, as does the Common Crab; the latter is often found in crevices of rock, or ' beneath stones left by the receding tide, but this is never the case i with the ...
7
The English Cyclopaedia: Geography
... great development taking place in the carapace, illustrating the " loi de balancement organique" of M. Geoffrey St. Hilaire. The Common Crab and Common Lobster afford striking examples of this law of organic equivalents. View of the under ...
Charles Knight, 1866
8
A Cornish Fauna: Being a Compendium of the Natural History ...
common crab, the lobster, or indeed any other ; it is rarely found earlier than May, but from that time till the end of the fishing in August or September, these crabs make their appearance in vast numbers, to the great vexation of the fishermen ...
Jonathan Couch, Richard Quiller Couch, 1878
9
Journal of the Royal Institution of Cornwall
common crab, the lobster, or indeed any other ; it is rarely found earlier than May, but from that time till the end of the fishing in August or September, these crabs make their appearance in vast numbers, to the great vexation of the fishermen ...
Royal Institution of Cornwall, 1873
10
Journal
common crab, the lobster, or indeed any other ; it is rarely found earlier than May, but from that time till the end of the fishing in August or September, these crabs make their appearance in vast numbers, to the great vexation of the fishermen ...
Royal Institution of Cornwall, 1874

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COMMON CRAB»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term common crab is used in the context of the following news items.
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Scribbles Bits: BUBBA, DUKES & TREES
The malus sylvestris (common crab apple tree) had a circumference of 156 inches and was 52 feet high. ... Ryan Schimpf belted two homers ... «The Keene Sentinel, Jul 15»
2
Crabzilla creator Quinton Winter from Whitstable dismisses crab …
It is the most common crab found in waters off the UK. Mr Winter added: “Being 30cm across, that's a pimple on Whitstable's one! "Being 30cm ... «Kent Online, May 15»
3
Crab weighing over 9lbs has claws so big they could crush a man's …
The edible crab - Cancer pagurus in Latin - is the most common crab found in UK waters. Mature adults usually grow to a weight of 3kg and a ... «Daily Mail, May 15»
4
All You'd Like to Know about the Stone Crab Harvest; Get Your …
Due to the stone crab's hard shell, most common crab predators leave them alone. An octopus, though, can squeeze in anywhere a crab might ... «The Ledger, Oct 14»
5
Mediterranean shore crab
The Mediterranean shore crab is a very common, if not the most common crab in the Maltese islands. It is a native of the Mediterranean and ... «Times of Malta, Sep 14»
6
Peninsula poachers busted with 270 Dungeness crabs, authorities say
Fish and Wildlife as well as sheriff's officials said they were not immediately sure how common crab poaching is on the San Mateo County coast ... «San Jose Mercury News, Aug 13»
7
Investigating Food In Film: Crabby Snacks and Homemades
... "crabby snacks" was Matthew Quick's (author of The Silver Linings Playbook) nickname for his mom's riff on a fairly common crab and cream ... «Houston Press, Jul 13»
8
Anne Arundel students build a better, or at least less problematic …
"To tackle this problem, we decided to redesign the common crab trap so it couldn't continue to fish if it was lost for more than nine months." ... «Baltimore Sun, May 13»
9
It's raining crabs
It's a common crab all along the Queensland coast and down into northern New South Wales so they'll recruit in babies from other areas where ... «ABC Online, Apr 13»
10
While we fret about Romanian immigrants, has anyone thought …
... wider waterways to conquer. Then what will be the fate of the Dublin Bay prawn, the Cornish lobster, the common crab, the simple sardine? «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 13»

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