chevalier crab
noun
cheva·lier crab
¦shevə¦li(ə)r-,
-liə-
: a swift-running seacoast crab (genus Ocypode)
Word History
Etymology
so called from its rapid pace
- compound eye
- compound fold
- compound fraction
- compound fracture
- compound householder
- compound infusion of senna
- compound interest
- compound interval
- compound jellyfish
- compound leaf
- compound lens
- compound lever
- compound locomotive
- compound magnet
- compound microscope
- compound middle lamella
- compound nucleus
- compound number
- compound ovary
- compound pendulum
- compound perforation
- compound pier
- compound pistil
- compound raceme
- compound radical