shore crab

American  

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.

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Etymology

Origin of shore crab

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

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

Eastern Shore crab processors welcomed the federal government’s planned release of new visas to hire foreign guest workers, but they called it a one-year remedy that fails to address recurring labor shortages.

From Washington Post

Be careful not to walk on eel grass — which juvenile salmon use to hide — and know that turning over a rock could mean ruining a shore crab’s lifelong home.

From Seattle Times

Eastern Shore crab houses suffer because they didn’t get the visas needed to hire enough pickers from Mexico.

From Washington Post

Acadia National Park officials said earlier this fall that a molted shell of an Asian shore crab was found along the shore.

From Washington Times