单词 | ghost crab |
释义 | > as lemmasghost crab ghost crab n. †(a) the ghost shrimp Caprella linearis (obsolete); (b) any of various pale-coloured shore crabs constituting the subfamily Ocypodinae, native to tropical and subtropical regions and having unequally sized claws and elongated eyestalks. ΚΠ 1854 J. Hogg Microscope ii. i. 271 Ghost-crab (Caprella). 1902 Bull. U.S. Fish Comm. 1900 20 ii. 6 Ocypode albicans... Sand Crab; Ghost Crab. 1951 G. Klingel Bay xiii. 202 Ghost crabs seem to lead a life of pleasant abandon, scurrying blithely back and forth on their inexplicable errands. 2019 D. Currie et al. Nat. Hist. Bahamas 156 Ghost crabs (subfamily Ocypodinae) are common throughout the tropics and subtropics on sandy beaches. < as lemmas |
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