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English → English (gcide) Definition: Masked crab Masked \Masked\, a. 1. Wearing a mask or masks; characterized by masks; concealed; hidden. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Same as Personate. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zo["o]l.) Having the anterior part of the head differing decidedly in color from the rest of the plumage; -- said of birds. [1913 Webster] Masked ball, a ball in which the dancers wear masks. Masked battery (Mil.), a battery so placed as not to be seen by an enemy until it opens fire. --H. L. Scott. Masked crab (Zo["o]l.), a European crab (Corystes cassivelaunus ) with markings on the carapace somewhat resembling a human face. Masked pig (Zo["o]l.), a Japanese domestic hog (Sus pliciceps ). Its face is deeply furrowed. [1913 Webster]