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Encyclopedia > Crab (disambiguation)

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Genera Aliaporcellana Capilliporcellana Clastotoechus Euceramus Enosteoides Eulenaios Lissoporcellana Megalobrachuium Minyocerus Neopetrolisthes Neopisoma Pachycheles Parapetrolisthes Petrolisthes Pisidia Polyonyx Porcellana Porcellanella Pseudoporcellanella Raphidopus Ulloaia Porcelain crabs are decapod crustaceans in the family Porcellanidae, which superficially resemble true crabs. ... Binomial name Limulus polyphemus Linnaeus, 1758 The horseshoe crab, horsefoot, or sauce-pan (Limulus polyphemus, syn. ... Crab lice (singular, louse), scientific name Phthirus pubis and commonly called crabs due to their resemblance to the crab, are one of three kinds of human lice in the large group of lice families, the others being head lice and body lice, which live in clothing. ... [[{{{diversity_link}}}|Diversity]] {{{diversity}}} Binomial name Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758 Trinomial name {{{trinomial}}} Type Species {{{type_species}}} {{{subdivision_ranks}}} [[Image:{{{range_map}}}|{{{range_map_width}}}|]] Synonyms {{{synonyms}}} The edible crab (Cancer pagurus) is a species of crab found in the North Sea, North Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea. ...

Plants

Species - Southern Crab - Siberian Crabapple - Sweet Crabapple - Apple - Japanese Crabapple - Oregon Crab - Chinese Crabapple - Prairie Crab - Asian Wild Apple - European Wild Apple Malus, the apples, is a genus of about 30-35 species of small deciduous trees or shrubs in the family Rosaceae, including most importantly the domesticated Orchard or...

Sport

  • 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

Rowing in the Amstel River by a student rowing club. ... The float is a balance-intensive breakdance move in which the body is held parallel to the floor while balancing on one or both hands. ... A breakdancer performing a one-handed freeze (also known as a pike) in the streets of Paris. ... A screw lock HMS carabiner A carabiner or karabiner (colloquially: crab, d ring, krab, or biner) is a metal loop with a sprung or screwed gate. ...

Technical

  • 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
  • A type of scratching 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

Wind turbines The scientific definition of a machine is any device that transmits or modifies energy. ... A crab landing is method of landing an airplane in a crosswind. ... In cryptography, Crab is a block cipher created by Burt Kaliski and Matt Robshaw in 1993. ... In cryptography, MD5 (Message-Digest algorithm 5) is a widely used cryptographic hash function with a 128-bit hash value. ... Scratching is a DJ or turntablist technique originated by Grand Wizard Theodore, an early hip hop DJ from New York (AMG). ... Turntablism is a subgenre of pop music which emerged from hip hop. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... A television director is usually responsible for directing the actors and other taped aspects of a television production. ...

Medical

Crab louse a type of lice that is often found in pubic hair. Binomial name Pthirus pubis (L., 1758, originally Pediculus pubis) Crab lice (singular, louse) commonly called crabs due to their resemblance to a crab, are one of three kinds of human lice in the large group of lice families, the others being head lice and body lice, which live in clothing. ...


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