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    CALICO CRAB

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Brightly spotted crab of sandy beaches of the Atlantic coast of the United Statesplay

    Synonyms:

    American lady crab; calico crab; lady crab; Ovalipes ocellatus

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("calico crab" is a kind of...):

    swimming crab (marine crab with some legs flattened and fringed for swimming)

    Holonyms ("calico crab" is a member of...):

    genus Ovalipes; Ovalipes (a genus of Portunidae)

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