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ghost crab in American Englishnouna whitish crab, Ocypode albicans, of sandy beaches from the eastern coast of the U.S. to Brazil Word origin [1905–10, Amer.]Examples of 'ghost crab' in a sentenceghost crab It's empty but for stalkeyed ghost crabs.Ghost crabs scuttled away from the incoming surf, while a brahminy kite swooped for a fish in the bay.Meanwhile, the night sky swirls with stars and the wide, sandy beach scurries with ghost crabs. |