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crabs

NOUN
sexually transmitted disease
Synonyms
STRONGEST
AIDS acquired immune deficiency syndrome gonorrhea herpes syphilis the clap venereal disease
WEAK
HIV SIDA STD VD chancroid chlamydia clap crab louse genital herpes genital warts herpes simplex scabies social disease tabes dorsalis
NOUN
venereal disease
Synonyms
STRONGEST
gonorrhea herpes pox syphilis
WEAK
STD VD sexually-transmitted disease social disease the clap

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Some have managed to get by catching crabs or other types of fish, while others have left the state.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

Some sailors were passing the time making TikTok videos, or catching fish and crabs with small nets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Hutchings uses scallops, large shrimp and fish fillets, but other options like oysters, lobster tails, crabs, mussels and clams are perfectly acceptable.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Beneath the body were plate-like respiratory structures that resemble the book gills seen in modern horseshoe crabs.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

One part of it was reserved for the fishermen who brought crabs and oysters and bass and flounders.

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien