callinectes - definition and meaning

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GNU Webster's 1913

n. a genus of crustaceans comprising the New World blue crabs.

WordNet 3.0

n. New World blue crabs

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- genus
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- arthropod genus
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- edible crab
- jaiba
- sea-asparagus
- cirolana
- blue crab
- soft-shell crab
- buckler
- lady-crab
- paddle-crab
- portunian
- pricklyback
- shuttle-crab
- sook

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