land crab

noun

any of several crabs, especially of the family Gecarcinidae, that live chiefly upon land, returning to the sea to breed.

Origin of land crab

First recorded in 1630–40

Words nearby land crab

land bank, landboard, land breeze, land bridge, land contract, land crab, Land Dayak, Landdrost, landed, landed immigrant, Landé factor

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Example sentences from the Web for land crab

They also brought off a specimen of a land-crab, which did not seem at all at home on our deck.
The Cruise of the 'Alerte'|E. F. Knight
There were also smaller burrows—not admitting the hand—in one of which I captured a land-crab.
Cruise of the 'Alert'|R. W. Coppinger
They are said to be formed by a species of land-crab, for their residence.
Travels Through North America, v. 1-2|Berhard Saxe-Weimar Eisenach
I was never able to ascertain the age a land-crab could attain.
Lost in the Jungle|Paul Du Chaillu

He jumped perceptibly when a land-crab rattled an old meat-tin on the stones.
The Exiles of Faloo|Barry Pain

British Dictionary definitions for land crab

land crab

noun

any of various crabs, esp of the tropical family Gecarcinidae, that are adapted to a partly terrestrial life

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单词	land crab
释义	land crab noun any of several crabs, especially of the family Gecarcinidae, that live chiefly upon land, returning to the sea to breed. Origin of land crab First recorded in 1630–40 Words nearby land crab land bank, landboard, land breeze, land bridge, land contract, land crab, Land Dayak, Landdrost, landed, landed immigrant, Landé factor Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for land crab They also brought off a specimen of a land-crab, which did not seem at all at home on our deck. The Cruise of the 'Alerte'\|E. F. Knight There were also smaller burrows—not admitting the hand—in one of which I captured a land-crab. Cruise of the 'Alert'\|R. W. Coppinger They are said to be formed by a species of land-crab, for their residence. Travels Through North America, v. 1-2\|Berhard Saxe-Weimar Eisenach I was never able to ascertain the age a land-crab could attain. Lost in the Jungle\|Paul Du Chaillu He jumped perceptibly when a land-crab rattled an old meat-tin on the stones. The Exiles of Faloo\|Barry Pain British Dictionary definitions for land crab land crab noun any of various crabs, esp of the tropical family Gecarcinidae, that are adapted to a partly terrestrial life Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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