Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oyster crab

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.33 in modern English

Syllables: oys-ter crab
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Zaops ostreus, a small whitish or translucent crab found inside oysters.

Inflected Forms

oyster crabs (plural)

Synonyms

pinnotheres ostreum

Questions

What does oyster crab mean?: Zaops ostreus, a small whitish or translucent crab found inside oysters.

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