Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chinese mitten crab

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.46 in modern English

Syllables: chi-ne-se mit-ten crab
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Eriocheir sinensis, a medium-sized burrowing crab with furry claws, native to parts of Asia.

Inflected Forms

Chinese mitten crabs (plural)

Synonyms

Shanghai hairy crab

Questions

What does chinese mitten crab mean?: Eriocheir sinensis, a medium-sized burrowing crab with furry claws, native to parts of Asia.

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