noun
crabs
krabz
noun
1
Plural of crab: the sea creatures.
"We ordered a plate of crabs at the seafood restaurant."
2
Informal: pubic lice, a parasitic infestation.
"He went to the clinic after suspecting he had crabs."
How to Use Crabs
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishMore than one crab, or, informally, a lice infestation.
When to use it
The lice sense is informal/slang; a clinical term would be "pubic lice."
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