lady crab

American

noun

a brightly speckled swimming crab, Ovalipes ocellatus, of sandy beaches along the Atlantic coast of the United States.

Etymology

Origin of lady crab

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

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In maturer life the lady crab, it seems, is content with one new dress each year; yet is not the romance of life over.

From Famous Men of Science by Bolton, Sarah K.

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