soldier crab

noun

a small blue Australian estuarine crab of the Mictyris genus usually found in large numbers

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Examples from the Web for soldier crab

Historical Examples

When we returned to camp we were told that the half of our soldier-crab baits had been sucked off by bonefish.
Tales of Fishes
Zane Grey
The Child clapped his hands for pleasure, and longed to see the soldier-crab and make him ashamed of himself.
The Ravens and the Angels
Elizabeth Rundle Charles
And the Soldier-crab withdrew his long legs from the pebble, and marched away with a braggadocio air among the sea-weeds.
The Ravens and the Angels
Elizabeth Rundle Charles
Parasites also are found in messmates; the soldier-crab gives lodging to the sexual Eustoma truncata in its interior.
Animal Parasites and Messmates
P. J. Van Beneden

soldier crab

Examples from the Web for soldier crab

Historical Examples

When we returned to camp we were told that the half of our soldier-crab baits had been sucked off by bonefish.

The Child clapped his hands for pleasure, and longed to see the soldier-crab and make him ashamed of himself.

And the Soldier-crab withdrew his long legs from the pebble, and marched away with a braggadocio air among the sea-weeds.

Parasites also are found in messmates; the soldier-crab gives lodging to the sexual Eustoma truncata in its interior.