sand crab
English
editNoun
editsand crab (plural sand crabs)
- A crab of the Hippoidea superfamily of decapod crustaceans, living in sandy habitats.
- 1958, Anthony Burgess, The Enemy in the Blanket (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 372:
- She ran down the ribs of sand, sending the sand-crabs scurrying to their holes.
- (US, naval slang) A civilian.
Translations
editcrab of the Hippoidea superfamily
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