单词 | ocypode |
释义 | Ocypoden. Zoology. A genus of swift-running sand crabs of the family Ocypodidae. Also (in form ocypode): a crab of this genus, a ghost crab. ΚΠ a1832 Encycl. Metrop. (1845) XIX. 500/2 These fighting Ocypodes live on land..and on the banks of rivers within the reach of the tide. 1881 Amer. Naturalist 15 786 It is a matter of considerable interest to learn something of the zoëa of Gelasimus, as with Ocypoda it stands at the head of the crabs. 1946 Amer. Naturalist 80 365 Each beached fish is the object of a single crab's attention, while other ocypodes investigate the damp sand for smaller food. 1982 Biotropica 14 135/2 Communal feeding in ocypodes is only accidental. 1987 R. D. Barnes Invertebr. Zool. (ed. 5) xiv. 621/2 Ghost crabs (Ocypode) are common in many parts of the world, including the east coast of the United States. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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