Thelphusianadj.n.
/θɛlˈfjuːsɪən/ Zoology.
A. adj.
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Of or pertaining to the genus Thelphusa of freshwater crabs, as T. fluviatilis, which burrows in river banks.
B. n.
A crab of this family.
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sea lion1601
blue crab1763
violet crab1774
angular crab1777
red crab1825
softshell1830
turtle-crab1838
porcellanian1840
Thelphusian1842
lady crab1844
oxystome1852
lobster-crab1854
porcelain crab1854
ochidore1855
havil1857
mask crab1857
sepoy crab1857
violet land crab1864
frog crab1876
stool-crab1880
paper-shell1890
porter crab1904
mitten crab1934
1842 Penny Cycl. XXIV. 305/2 Thelphusa, Thelphusians, M. Milne Edwards's name for a tribe of brachyurous crustaceans belonging to his family of Catometopes.
1842 Penny Cycl. XXIV. 305/2 Many of the Thelphusians.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online September 2020).
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