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any of numerous crabs that live along the shoreline between the tidemarks, as Hemigrapsus nudus (purple shore crab), of the Pacific coast of North America.[1840-50]
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shore crab
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Shore crab — Shore Shore, n. [OE. schore, AS. score, probably fr. scieran, and so meaning properly, that which is shorn off, edge; akin to OD. schoore, schoor. See {Shear}, v. t.] The coast or land adjacent to a large body of water, as an ocean, lake, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shore crab — noun : any of numerous crabs living between the tidemarks: as a. : green crab b. : a spider crab of the genus Libinia common along the eastern coast of the United States c. : any of several grapsoid crabs of the western coast of No. America… … Useful english dictionary
shore crab — noun A type of crab (Carcinus maenas) native to the coasts of Europe and North Africa. Syn: European green crab, European shore crab, green crab … Wiktionary
Yellow shore crab — Taxobox name = Yellow shore crab image width = 240px image caption = Hemigrapsus oregonensis regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Crustacea classis = Malacostraca ordo = Decapoda subordo = Pleocyemata infraordo = Brachyura familia =… … Wikipedia
Purple shore crab — Taxobox name = Purple shore crab image width = 240px image caption = Hemigrapsus nudus regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Crustacea classis = Malacostraca ordo = Decapoda subordo = Pleocyemata infraordo = Brachyura familia =… … Wikipedia
Smooth shore crab — Taxobox name = Smooth shore crab regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Crustacea classis = Malacostraca ordo = Decapoda subordo = Pleocyemata infraordo = Brachyura familia = Varunidae genus = Cyclograpsus species = C. lavauxi binomial … Wikipedia
Striped shore crab — Taxobox name = Striped shore crab image width = 240px image caption = Pachygrapsus crassipes regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Crustacea classis = Malacostraca ordo = Decapoda subordo = Pleocyemata infraordo = Brachyura familia =… … Wikipedia
Northern smooth shore crab — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum … Wikipedia
Japanese shore crab — Taxobox | name = Japanese shore crab image width = 225px status = NE status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Crustacea classis = Malacostraca ordo = Decapoda infraordo = Brachyura familia = Varunidae genus =… … Wikipedia
yellow shore crab — noun : a shore crab (Hemigrapsus oregonensis) of the Pacific coast that generally resembles the purple shore crab but is yellow or gray often with purplish brown or black spots, lacks red on the chelae, and has notably hairy legs … Useful english dictionary
