| 单词 | mangrove crab |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmangrove crab mangrove crab n. (a) any of various small grapsoid crabs found in mangrove swamps of the West Indies and tropical America; (b) Australian the mud crab, Scylla serrata, a large edible swimming crab found in mangrove swamps of the Indo-Pacific. ΚΠ 1756 P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica ii. iii. 422 The Mangrove Crab. This species is very common. 1896 F. G. Aflalo Nat. Hist. Austral. 277 Scylla serrata (Mangrove Crab). 1947 I. L. Idriess Isles of Despair xvi. 106 A big old mangrove crab, surprised away from his burrow. 1977 Commercial Fish Austral. (Dept. Primary Industry) 74 They live in mudflats and tidal estuaries, particularly mangrove-lined shores..hence the name mangrove crab. < as lemmas |
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