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MAJA SQUINADO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Maja squinado mean? 

MAJA SQUINADO (noun)
  The noun MAJA SQUINADO has 1 sense:

1. a large spider crab of Europeplay

  Familiarity information: MAJA SQUINADO used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MAJA SQUINADO (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A large spider crab of Europe

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

European spider crab; king crab; Maja squinado

Hypernyms ("Maja squinado" is a kind of...):

spider crab (any of numerous crabs with very long legs and small triangular bodies)

Holonyms ("Maja squinado" is a member of...):

genus Maia; genus Maja; Maia; Maja (type genus of the Majidae; nearly cosmopolitan in distribution)


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