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spider crab

any of a family (Majidae) of sea crabs with a pear-shaped body and long, slender legs: they are often overgrown with algae, hydroids, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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