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单词 sand crab
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sand crab


noun

any of several crabs that live on sandy beaches, as the ghost crab or mole crab.

Origin of sand crab

First recorded in 1835–45

Words nearby sand crab

sand-cast, sandcastle, sand chair, sand cherry, sand colic, sand crab, sand crack, sand cricket, sandculture, sand dab, sand dollar
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Example sentences from the Web for sand crab

  • This ape is very fond of shellfish, and there is a certain kind of sand-crab that suits his palate exactly.

    The Little Gleaner, Vol. X.|Various
  • Somewhere at her right pause suddenly and examine a sand-crab.

    Seductio Ad Absurdum|Emily Hahn
  • Some species move with great rapidity, notably the sand-crab, Ocypoda arenaria.

    The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide|Augusta Foote Arnold

British Dictionary definitions for sand crab

sand crab

noun

Australian another name for blue swimmer
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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