a species of swimming crab (Portunus puber).
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释义 | the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Crustacea > [noun] > subclass Malacostraca > division Thoracostraca > order Decapoda > suborder Brachyura (crab) > member of Portunidae (lady-crab) (11) velvet crab1681 a species of swimming crab (Portunus puber). green crab1763 a green-coloured crab; esp. the common shore crab, Carcinus maenas, of north Atlantic coasts. lady crab1844 any of various crabs noted for their elegant form or attractive colouring; esp.Ovalipes ocellatus, a North American swimming crab. sand crab1844 (a) a crab of the family Ocypodidæ; (b) the Lady Crab, Platyonichus ocellatus. also figurative. shore-crab1850 the common small crab, Carcinus mænas. devil crab1871 (a) the velvet swimming crab, Necora puber; (b) U.S. a fried croquette made of crab meat; (also) devilled crab meat, see devilled, adj. 2. partan1880 The common shore crab, Carcinus maenas. rare. velvet fiddler crab1882 = velvet crab n. shuttle-crab1889 a paddle-crab, Callinectes hastatus (Cent. Dict. 1891). sook1950 A mature female blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, of the eastern coast of the United States. muddy1953 The mud crab Scylla serrata, eaten as a delicacy. |
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