What is the meaning of crabs?

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noun

  • Decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers.
  • A quarrelsome grouch.
  • Astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer.
  • The fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22.
  • The edible flesh of any of various crabs.
  • A louse that infests the pubic region of the human body.
  • A stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply.
    • usage: "he caught a crab and lost the race"
  • Infestation of the pubic hair by crab lice.

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