Crab (disambiguation)

A crab is a water-dwelling creature, a decapod crustacean of the infraorder Brachyura.

Crab may also refer to:

Zoology

• Hermit crab, superfamily Paguroidea
• King crab, family Lithodidae
• Porcelain crab, the family Porcellanidae
• Horseshoe crab, Limulus polyphemus
• Crab louse, Crab lice, Phthirus pubis, Pthirus pubis, (also known as "crabs" and "pubic lice"), a parasitic insect notorious for infesting human pubic hair
  • Pediculosis pubis, disease caused by the crab louse

Food

• Crab meat, the seafood meat found within a crab
  • Crab sticks, imitation crab meat

Mythology

• Cancer (astrology), a sign in the zodiac
• Cancer (Chinese astronomy)

Science

• Cancer (constellation), a stellar constellation
• Crab Nebula, the supernova remnant found in the constellation Taurus
  • Crab Pulsar, the central star in the Crab Nebula
• Crab (unit), photometrical unit of X-ray astronomy

Technology

• Crab landing, a method of landing a fixed-wing aircraft in a crosswind
• Crab (cipher), an encryption algorithm based on MD5
• Crab steering, where the front wheels turn in the same direction as the rear wheels, for example with a camera dolly

Music

• Crab canon, a musical form
• Crab (scratch), a DJ technique
• Crab Records, a defunct record label

Other

• Crab apples, species of the genus Malus other than the table apple Malus domestica
• Sherman Crab, a British World War II mine-clearing tank
• LMS Hughes Crab, a class of steam locomotive
• An athletic move akin to the float in breakdancing
• Crab (posture) used in gymnastics, breakdancing, yoga

See also

• Mr. Krabs, a character from the animated TV series SpongeBob SquarePants
• "Krabe", one of the monsters in the animated TV series Code Lyoko
• Krabby, a Pokémon species whose Japanese name is Crab
• Crab Orchard (disambiguation)
• Russian submarine Krab
• All pages beginning with "Crab"
• All pages with titles containing "Crab"
• Krab (disambiguation)