Hairy crab may refer to:
- Pilumnus hirtellus, a species of European crab
- Chinese mitten crab, also known as "Shanghai hairy crab" and used in cuisine
Famous quotes containing the words hairy and/or crab:
“Mary McDonald, you giggled as you passed—
I wondered what the boy with hairy chest
Carved on the wall of his inexpensive spirit
Memorial to your infinite unrest.”
—Allen Tate (1899–1979)
“I love no roast but a nut-brown toast, and a crab laid in the fire;
A little bread shall do me stead! much bread I do not desire;”
—William Stevenson (1530?–1575)