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Definition of Spider crab

spider crab
Macropod Mac"ro*pod, n. [Macro- + -pod.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of a group of maioid crabs remarkable for the length of their legs; -- called also spider crab.

Meaning of Spider crab from wikipedia

- The ****anese spider crab (Macrocheira kaempferi) is a species of marine crab and is the biggest one that lives in the waters around ****an. It has the...
- Maja squinado (the European spider crab, spiny spider crab or spinous spider crab) is a species of migratory crab found in the north-east Atlantic and...
- that has been shaped and cured to resemble the leg meat of snow crab or ****anese spider crab. It is a product that uses fish meat to imitate s****fish meat...
- The Majoidea are a superfamily of crabs which includes the various spider crabs. In "A classification of living and fossil genera of decapod crustaceans"...
- Libinia emarginata, the portly spider crab, common spider crab or nine-spined spider crab, is a species of stenohaline crab that lives on the Atlantic coast...
- Featured Organism: The Decorator Crab. University of Washington. 2004. Retrieved 13 December 2012. "Spider Decorator Crab". FishDB. 2003–2009. Retrieved...
- The great spider crab, Hyas araneus, is a species of crab found in northeast Atlantic waters and the North Sea, usually below the tidal zone. In 1986...
- A Giant crab is a type of crustacean. Giant crab may refer to: ****anese spider crab (Macrocheira kaempferi), possesses the longest leg span of any marine...
- The Thomisidae are a family of spiders, including about 170 genera and over 2,100 species. The common name crab spider is often linked to species in this...
- spider crab, with a leg span up to 4 m (13 ft). Several other groups of crustaceans with similar appearances – such as king crabs and porcelain crabs...