[], (Noun)

Definitions:
- A crab, especially the edible crab, Cancer pagurus.

- The common shore crab, Carcinus maenas.


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English; earliest use found in Ayr Burgh Accounts. From Scottish Gaelic partan; further etymology uncertain; perhaps related to Early Irish partaing the colour red, red object (Irish † partaing; probably from post-classical Latin Parthica (in Parthica pellis red Parthian leather or fleece from classical Latin Parthica, feminine of Parthicus Parthian (from Parthia + -icus) + pellis))