werecrab

English

noun

Definitions

(fiction) A shapeshifter who can assume the form of a crab.

Etymology

Prefix from English crab (complain find fault, crustacean having five pairs of legs, be ill-tempered, the sea creature).

Origin

English

crab

Gloss

complain find fault, crustacean having five pairs of legs, be ill-tempered, the sea creature

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Cognates and derived terms

anticrab English
applecrab English
crab English
crabapple English
crabbed English
crabber English
crabbery English
crabbish English
crabble English
crabburger English
crabby English
crabeater English
crabfaced English
crabfish English
crabgrass English
crabhole English
crabless English
crablet English
crablike English
crabling English
crabmeat English
crabologist English
crabstick English
crabstone English
crabwalk English
crabwise English
she-crab English
crabbe Middle English