Home › Words › C › crabshellcrabshellcrabshell means the shell of a crab.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, crabshell ranks #16,750 of 42,762 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom crab + shell.nounThe shell of a crab.e.g.“Apron […] the diaphragm of an animal, the hingelike appendage of a crabshell; […]” — 1890, J. H. Blascke, A Few Steps to a Complete Dictionary of English Dialects, page 18:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.crablike 71% match — Having some characteristics of a crab vs crabshell →crabmeat 71% match — The meat of a crab. vs crabshell →crabby 71% match — Relating to or resembling crabs; crablike. vs crabshell →crusta 70% match — A crust or shell. vs crabshell →oystershell 69% match — The shell of an oyster. vs crabshell →cockleshell 68% match — The shell of a cockle (or similar shell). vs crabshell →crabhole 68% match — a small burrow dug by a crab vs crabshell →brachyuran 67% match — Of or pertaining to crabs. vs crabshell →