calico crab.
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calico crab — noun brightly spotted crab of sandy beaches of the Atlantic coast of the United States • Syn: ↑American lady crab, ↑lady crab, ↑Ovalipes ocellatus • Hypernyms: ↑swimming crab • Member Holonyms: ↑Ovalipes, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
calico crab. — See lady crab … Useful english dictionary
lady crab — noun brightly spotted crab of sandy beaches of the Atlantic coast of the United States • Syn: ↑American lady crab, ↑calico crab, ↑Ovalipes ocellatus • Hypernyms: ↑swimming crab • Member Holonyms: ↑Ovalipes, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
swimming crab — noun marine crab with some legs flattened and fringed for swimming • Hypernyms: ↑crab • Hyponyms: ↑English lady crab, ↑Portunus puber, ↑American lady crab, ↑lady crab, ↑calico crab, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
American lady crab — noun brightly spotted crab of sandy beaches of the Atlantic coast of the United States • Syn: ↑lady crab, ↑calico crab, ↑Ovalipes ocellatus • Hypernyms: ↑swimming crab • Member Holonyms: ↑Ovalipes, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
lady crab — a brightly speckled swimming crab, Ovalipes ocellatus, of sandy beaches along the Atlantic coast of the U.S. Also called calico crab. [1880 85] * * * … Universalium
dolly varden crab — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun Usage: usually capitalized D&V : calico crab … Useful english dictionary
Strawberry crab — Strawberry Straw ber*ry, n. [AS. stre[ a]wberige; stre[ a]w straw + berie berry; perhaps from the resemblance of the runners of the plant to straws.] (Bot.) A fragrant edible berry, of a delicious taste and commonly of a red color, the fruit of a … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Blue crab — Blue Blue (bl[=u]), a. [Compar. {Bluer} (bl[=u] [ e]r); superl. {Bluest}.] [OE. bla, blo, blew, blue, livid, black, fr. Icel.bl[=a]r livid; akin to Dan. blaa blue, Sw. bl[*a], D. blauw, OHG. bl[=a]o, G. blau; but influenced in form by F. bleu,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hepatus epheliticus — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
