Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

false crab

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.71 in modern English

Syllables: false crab
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A crab that is not a true crab (not a member of the Brachyura). A crab that is not a brachyuran. A carcinized decapod crustacean that is not a phylogenic crab.

Informal

Etymology

false + crab. From the phylogenic reorganization of crustaceans traditionally or informally identified as crabs, into a monophyletic grouping of true crabs (the Brachyura), and the non-taxonomic polyphyletic grouping of the remainder.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

false crabs (plural)

Questions

What does false crab mean?: A crab that is not a true crab (not a member of the Brachyura). A crab that is not a brachyuran. A carcinized decapod crustacean that is not a phylogenic crab.
Where does false crab come from?: false + crab. From the phylogenic reorganization of crustaceans traditionally or informally identified as crabs, into a monophyletic grouping of true crabs (the Brachyura), and the non-taxonomic polyphyletic grouping of the remainder.

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