crab

Everyday

1. A crab is a sea or shore animal with a hard shell, eight legs and two big claws (pincers), which often walks sideways. tree →
2. Crab is the meat of this animal eaten as food. tree →
3. Informally, a crab is a grumpy person. tree →

In the lessons

In nature lessons at the seashore, crabs live in rock pools and on beaches; they are crustaceans. Children go crabbing with a line and bucket. Phrases: hermit crab, crab claws, walk like a crab, crabby (grumpy).

Examples

• A crab scuttled sideways across the sand. tree →
• We found a little crab in the rock pool. tree →
• Be careful, the crab's claws can pinch. tree →
• A hermit crab lives in an empty shell. tree →
• Crabs have hard shells to protect them. tree →
• Dad ordered crab at the seafood restaurant. tree →
• Put the crab back gently where you found it. tree →
• “Of course,” said the young crab. tree →

Note

Countable for the animal (a crab), uncountable for the food (some crab). A crab has ten legs if you count the two claws. Adjective: crabby (grumpy). Be gentle with sea creatures and put them back where you found them.

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Tradition says that sea creatures without fins and scales, such as crabs, are not kosher. Crab is also the sign of Cancer, one of the zodiac signs that Sefer Yetzirah links to a month and a letter. In the primary lessons: In nature lessons at the seashore, crabs live in rock pools and on beaches; they are crustaceans. Children go crabbing with a line and bucket. Phrases: hermit crab, crab claws, walk like a crab, crabby (grumpy).

Note

Countable for the animal (a crab), uncountable for the food (some crab). A crab has ten legs if you count the two claws. Adjective: crabby (grumpy). Be gentle with sea creatures and put them back where you found them.