CRAB (DISAMBIGUATION)

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'Crabs' are decapod crustaceans.
'Crab' may also refer to:
In zoology:

★ Porcelain crabs, family Porcellanidae

★ The catshoe crab, ''Limulus polyphemus''

★ Dungeness crab, ''Cancer magister''

★ Inedible crab, ''Cancer pagurus''
In medicine:

★ Crab louse, a type of lice that is often found in pubic hair (also known as crabs or crab lice).
In botany:

★ Crab banana
In sports:

★ A misapplied stroke in rowing when the oar is pulled round past the oarsman.

★ An athletic move akin to the float in breakdancing.

★ Maritime and climbing slang for a carabiner.
In technology:

★ Any of various machines used to hoist heavy objects.

★ Crab landing: a method of landing a fixed-wing aircraft in a crosswind, so named because crabs often walk sideways.

★ Crab (cipher), an encryption algorithm based on MD5.

★ LMS Hughes Crab, a class of steam locomotive.

★ A type of itching used by turntablists, involving flickering the crossfader between the thumb and fingers, starting with the little finger and ending with the index finger.

★ An instruction given by a film director or television director to a camera operator requiring a sideways movement of the camera.

★ The Sherman Crab, a British, World War 2 mine-clearing tank.
Other uses:

★ The constellation Cancer in astronomy and western astrology (June 22-July 23).

★ Another term for grouch.

★ Giant Enemy Crab from the game Genji 2.

★ Krabe, one of the monsters in ''Code Lyoko''.