crab

cangrejo

Animal marino con caparazón duro, varias patas y dos pinzas para agarrar cosas.

En inglés sencillo: A sea animal with a hard shell, several legs, and two claws for grabbing things.

• A crab hid under the rock.
• We watched crabs moving across the sand.
• Have you ever caught a crab?

Expresiones frecuentes: sea crab, catch a crab, crab shell

carne de cangrejo

Carne blanda de un animal marino con pinzas, que se come como alimento.

En inglés sencillo: The soft meat of a sea animal with claws, eaten as food.

• We had crab for lunch.
• She put some crab in the salad.
• Have you ever tried fresh crab?

Sinónimos: crabmeat

Expresiones frecuentes: fresh crab, crab meat, crab salad

cangrejo

Animal emparentado con los cangrejos verdaderos, a menudo con un cuerpo blando protegido por una concha.

En inglés sencillo: An animal related to true crabs, often with a soft body protected by a shell.

• A hermit crab lives in an empty shell.
• King crabs have long legs.
• The crab moved into a larger shell.

Expresiones frecuentes: hermit crab, king crab