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单词 shore crab
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shore crab


noun

any of numerous crabs that live along the shoreline between the tidemarks, as Hemigrapsus nudus(purple shore crab ), of the Pacific coast of North America.

Origin of shore crab

First recorded in 1840–50

Words nearby shore crab

shopworn, shoran, shore, shorebird, shore bug, shore crab, shore dinner, shore fly, shorefront, shore leave, shoreless
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Example sentences from the Web for shore crab

  • In this weed-fringed tide-pool there is a fine specimen of the Shore-crab (Carcinus mœnas).

    Omphalos|Philip Henry Gosse
  • Carsinus mnas, the Shore-crab, a very common species on the Norfolk coast is here intended.

    Notes and Letters on the Natural History of Norfolk|Thomas Browne
  • To a shore-crab that comes within its reach the slightest contact with one of those lithe arms is fatal.

    Sea Monsters Unmasked and Sea Fables Explained|Henry Lee
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