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crab vs stone crab

stone crab vs crab

crab and stone crab both are nouns.

crab is a verb but stone crab is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
crab Yes No Yes No
stone crab Yes No No No
As nouns, stone crab is a hyponym of crab; that is, stone 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
  • stone crab: large edible crab of the southern coast of the United States (particularly Florida)
As nouns, stone crab is a hyponym of crab; that is, stone crab is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than crab:
  • crab: the edible flesh of any of various crabs
  • stone crab: pale flesh with delicate texture and flavor; found in Florida but now very rare
crab (noun) stone crab (noun)
a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply large edible crab of the southern coast of the United States (particularly Florida)
decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers pale flesh with delicate texture and flavor; found in Florida but now very rare
a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body
the edible flesh of any of various crabs
a quarrelsome grouch
crab (verb) stone crab (verb)
complain
fish for crab
scurry sideways like a crab
direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind
Difference between crab and stone crab

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