| 单词 | mountain crab |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmountain crab mountain crab n. Jamaican the violet crab, Gecarcinus ruricola. ΚΠ 1756 P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica ii. iii. 423 Cancer Ruricolus... The Black or Mountain-Crab. These creatures are very numerous in some parts of Jamaica. 1835 R. R. Madden Twelvemonths Resid. in W. Indies II. 266 I cannot conclude this account without a few words concerning the mountain-crab, which is the most celebrated of Jamaica delicacies. 1961 F. G. Cassidy Jamaica Talk xv. 330 Best known of all, and considered a delicacy since early days, is the black or mountain crab. < as lemmas |
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