单词 | box crab |
释义 | > as lemmasbox crab box crab n. any of various marine crabs, esp. of the genera Calappa and Lopholithodes, which draw their claws and legs tightly against the shell when threatened, assuming the appearance of a box. ΚΠ 1847 J. B. Jukes Narr. Surv. Voy. H.M.S. Fly II. 284 (table) Box-crab. 1955 AIBS Bull. 5 30/2 Among the most common animals obtained by trawling offshore are three species of edible shrimp.., box crabs, portunid crabs.., and sea robbin. 1998 C. Liberman & P. Liberman Crab Cookbk. (new ed.) ii. 8 The Brown Box Crab (Lipholithodes foraminatus) is a spidery crab found in deep water in the Pacific Ocean. 2006 Daily Tel. 22 Mar. 13/4 Preliminary studies of attacks by the box crab on whelks suggest that it did indeed have difficulty with sinister shells. < as lemmas |
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