crablike
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crablike — crab ► NOUN 1) a marine crustacean, some kinds of which are edible, with a broad shell and five pairs of legs, the first of which are modified as pincers. 2) (crabs) informal an infestation of crab lice. ► VERB 1) move sideways or obliquely. 2)… … English terms dictionary
crablike — adjective a) Having some characteristics of a crab b) Walking or moving sideways … Wiktionary
crablike — crabˈlike adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑crab … Useful english dictionary
crab — crab1 crablike, adj. /krab/, n., v., crabbed, crabbing. n. 1. any decapod crustacean of the suborder Brachyura, having the eyes on short stalks and a short, broad, more or less flattened body, the abdomen being small and folded under the thorax.… … Universalium
decapod — decapodan /deuh kap euh dn/, adj., n. decapodous, adj. /dek euh pod /, n. 1. any crustacean of the order Decapoda, having five pairs of walking legs, including the crabs, lobsters, crayfish, prawns, and shrimps. 2. any dibranchiate cephalopod… … Universalium
can|cri|form — «KANG kruh frm», adjective. 1. = crablike. (Cf. ↑crablike) 2. = cancerous. (Cf. ↑cancerous) ╂[< Latin cancrī, plural of cancer crab; tumor + English form] … Useful english dictionary
crab|like — «KRAB LYK», adjective, adverb. –adj. 1. like a crab. 2. suggesting the sideways movements of a crab in walking: »The crablike course of the graph indicates a decline in business. –adv. sideways: »They rowed crablike upstream … Useful english dictionary
Cancrine — Can crine, a. [From {Cancer}.] Having the qualities of a crab; crablike. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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