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Thelphusian, a. (n.) Zool.|θɛlˈfjuːsɪən|
[f. mod.L. Thelphūsa + -ian.]
Of or pertaining to the genus Thelphusa of fresh-water crabs, as T. fluviatilis, which burrows in river banks. b. n. A crab of this family.
1842Penny Cycl. XXIV. 305/2 Thelphusa, Thelphusians, M. Milne Edwards's name for a tribe of brachyurous crustaceans belonging to his family of Catometopes. Ibid., Many of the Thelphusians. |