| 单词 | oyster crab |
| 释义 | > as lemmasoyster crab oyster crab n. (a) a pea crab, esp. Pinnotheres ostreum, which lives as a commensal within the shell of an oyster; (b) U.S. the Atlantic mud crab, Panopeus herbstii, which frequents oyster beds. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Crustacea > [noun] > subclass Malacostraca > division Thoracostraca > order Decapoda > suborder Brachyura (crab) > member of family Pinnotheridae (pea-crab) pinnothere1601 oyster crab1756 pea crab1836 pinna-guardian1854 pill crab1872 1756 P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica ii. iii. 421 The Oyster-Crab. This little species is generally found with the Mangrove oysters, in their shells. 1844 J. E. De Kay Zool. N.-Y. vi. 5 Panopeus herbsti... This species is commonly known on our shores by the names of Mud Crab and Oyster Crab. 1938 L. Bemelmans Life Class i. iii. 49 All maîtres d'hôtel..are especially fond of little fried things..whitebait, oyster crabs, fried scallops. 1994 E. E. Ruppert & R. D. Barnes Invertebr. Zool. (ed. 6) xiv. 702/1 Often the body has become considerably modified for commensal existence. For example, the female of the oyster crab, Pinnotheres ostreum, has a soft exoskeleton. < as lemmas |
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