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sand crab

noun

any of several crabs that live on sandy beaches, as the ghost crab or mole crab.

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Origin of sand crab

First recorded in 1835–45

Words nearby sand crab

sand-cast, sandcastle, sand chair, sand cherry, sand colic, sand crab, sand crack, sand cricket, sandculture, sand dab, sand dollar
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Example sentences from the Web for sand crab

  • This ape is very fond of shellfish, and there is a certain kind of sand-crab that suits his palate exactly.

    The Little Gleaner, Vol. X.|Various

  • Somewhere at her right pause suddenly and examine a sand-crab.

    Seductio Ad Absurdum|Emily Hahn

  • Some species move with great rapidity, notably the sand-crab, Ocypoda arenaria.

    The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide|Augusta Foote Arnold

British Dictionary definitions for sand crab

sand crab

noun

Australian another name for blue swimmer
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