grapsoidadj.
/ˈɡrapsɔɪd/ Of or pertaining to the genus of crabs denominated Grapsus, or the family Grapsidæ.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Crustacea > [adjective] > of or belonging to Malacostraca > of the Thoracostraca > relating to Brachyura > of or relating to family Grapsidae
grapsoid1852
1852 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Crustacea Pt. I 48 There are Cancroidea that approach the Grapsoid species in the distant eyes.
1934 Nature 29 Sept. 500/1 Species of cancroid, grapsoid and spider crabs in the Gulf of California.
1951 J. Steinbeck & E. F. Ricketts Log from ‘Sea of Cortez’ xxviii. 267 Two large, hairy grapsoid crabs..were..difficult to catch, and when caught, battled fiercely and ended up by autotomizing.
Derivatives
grapˈsoidian adj. and n.
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1838 Penny Cycl. XI. 359/2 Grapsoidians, a natural group of brachyurous crustaceans.
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