Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stone crab

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.72 in modern English

Syllables: stone crab
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Florida stone crab (Menippe mercenaria, family Menippidae.

noun

A mangrove stone crab (Myomenippe hardwickii, family Menippidae.

noun

A king crab (crustacean of subfamily Lithodinae).

noun

A hairy stone crab (Lomis hirta, family Lomisidae)

Inflected Forms

stone crabs (plural)

Phrases

northern stone crab

Synonyms

menippe mercenaria

Questions

What does stone crab mean?: A Florida stone crab (Menippe mercenaria, family Menippidae.

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