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shore crab

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noun

  1. 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.

Etymology

Origin of shore crab

First recorded in 1840–50

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The researchers at the University of Gothenburg are the first to carry out neurobiological studies by measuring the activity in the brain of a shore crab, through an EEG style measurement.

From Science Daily • Nov. 26, 2024

The blockage of molecular signalling due to ocean acidification that Hardege and colleagues documented in the shore crab could affect many more species.

From Nature • Oct. 10, 2017

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