adj
crablike
Crablike (adj) means resembling a crab in some way.
adj
1
Resembling a crab in some way.
"It was in this stream, I recalled from newspaper items, that one of the morbid crablike beings had been seen floating after the floods."
— H. P. Lovecraft (1931)
2
Moving sideways, the way a crab does.
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Etymology
It is formed from crab and -like. In the sense ‘moving sideways’, this is due to the crab’s sideways walk.
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What is the meaning of crablike?
"crablike" (adj) means resembling a crab in some way.
What are the different meanings of crablike?
"crablike" has 2 main meanings: 1. Resembling a crab in some way; 2. Moving sideways, the way a crab does.
