rock crab

rock crab

n. Any of various crabs found along rocky coasts, especially one of the genus Cancer, having a broad, usually oval carapace.

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rock crab - crab of eastern coast of North AmericaCancer irroratuscrab - decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincersgenus Cancer, Cancer - type genus of the family Cancridae