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ghost crab — noun Etymology: so called from its color : a pale yellowish crab (Ocypode albicans) common on sandy beaches from Rhode Island to Brazil * * * a whitish crab, Ocypode albicans, of sandy beaches from the eastern coast of the U.S. to Brazil. [1905… … Useful english dictionary
Ghost crab — Ocypode redirects here. For the harpy in Greek mythology, see Ocypete. Ghost crabs Ocypode quadrata Scientific classification … Wikipedia
ghost crab — a whitish crab, Ocypode albicans, of sandy beaches from the eastern coast of the U.S. to Brazil. [1905 10, Amer.] * * * ▪ crustacean also called sand crab (genus Ocypode) any of approximately 20 species of shore crabs (order Decapoda of the… … Universalium
Crab Orchard, Illinois — Crab Orchard is an unincorporated census designated place east of Marion in Williamson County, Illinois located along an old route of Illinois Route 13 now designated Crab Orchard Road. The upper branches of Crab Orchard Creek which eventually… … Wikipedia
Crab Orchard, West Virginia — CDP Location of Crab Orchard, West Virginia … Wikipedia
Crab Orchard Precinct, Williamson County, Illinois — Crab Orchard Precinct, formerly township, is Congressional Township 9 South, Range 4 East of the Third Principal Meridian located in Williamson County, Illinois. It is named for the community of Crab Orchard, Illinois.[1] References ^ 2005.… … Wikipedia
Crab Lake, Minnesota — Crab Lake is an unorganized territory in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 11 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the unorganized territory has a total area of 36.7 square… … Wikipedia
Ghost net — For the computer malware spying operation, see GhostNet. Sea turtle entangled in a ghost net Ghost nets are fishing nets that have been left or lost in the ocean by fishermen. These nets, often nearly invisible in the dim light, can be left… … Wikipedia
crab — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A short tailed or soft tailed crustacean] Syn. podothalmian, Brachyura, Anomura ( both Latin), seafood; see shellfish . Kinds of crabs include: softshell, hardshell, deep sea, king, horseshoe, blue, spider, giant spider,… … English dictionary for students
Fiddler crab — Taxobox name = fiddler crab image width = 250px image caption = Uca pugnax regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Crustacea classis = Malacostraca ordo = Decapoda infraordo = Brachyura familia = Ocypodidae genus = Uca genus authority … Wikipedia
