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Box crab

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(Zool.) a crab of the genus Calappa, which, when at rest with the legs retracted, resembles a box.

See also: Box



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CAPTION(S): SHELL-SHOCKED: Kevin Flannery from Dingle Oceanworld with Box crab yesterday and, inset, a more common Irish find Picture: DON MacMONAGLE
Lucy Coward Gross With Special Distinction Mississippi College Clinton SHRIMP SALAD 1 1/2 to 2 pounds large headless shrimp, raw 1 box crab boil 1 lemon, cut in half 3 eggs (boiled, peeled, and chopped) 2 stalks celery, chopped fine 1/2 cup green olives, chopped 2/3 cup sweet pickles, chopped 1/2 cup mayonnaise (or enough to mix ingredients) salt and pepper to taste ruffled lettuce crackers.
 
 
 
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