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crab vs blue crab

blue crab vs crab

crab and blue crab both are nouns.

crab is a verb but blue crab is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
crab Yes No Yes No
blue crab Yes No No No
As nouns, blue crab is a hyponym of crab; that is, blue crab is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than crab:
  • crab: the edible flesh of any of various crabs
  • blue crab: Atlantic crab; most common source of fresh crabmeat
Other hyponyms of crab include crab legs, soft-shell crab, soft-shelled crab, Japanese crab, Alaska crab, Alaska king crab, Alaskan king crab, king crab, Dungeness crab, stone crab.
crab (noun) blue crab (noun)
a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply bluish edible crab of Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of North America
decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers Atlantic crab; most common source of fresh crabmeat
a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body
the edible flesh of any of various crabs
a quarrelsome grouch
crab (verb) blue crab (verb)
complain
fish for crab
scurry sideways like a crab
direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind
Difference between crab and blue crab

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