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crab vs Dungeness crab

Dungeness crab vs crab

crab and Dungeness crab both are nouns.

crab is a verb but Dungeness crab is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
crab Yes No Yes No
Dungeness crab Yes No No No
As nouns, Dungeness crab is a hyponym of crab; that is, Dungeness crab is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than crab:
  • crab: decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers
  • Dungeness crab: small edible crab of Pacific coast of North America
As nouns, Dungeness crab is a hyponym of crab; that is, Dungeness crab is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than crab:
  • crab: the edible flesh of any of various crabs
  • Dungeness crab: flesh of Cancer magister (Dungeness crab)
crab (noun) Dungeness crab (noun)
a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply small edible crab of Pacific coast of North America
decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers flesh of Cancer magister (Dungeness crab)
a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body
the edible flesh of any of various crabs
a quarrelsome grouch
crab (verb) Dungeness crab (verb)
complain
fish for crab
scurry sideways like a crab
direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind
Difference between crab and Dungeness crab

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