Definition of Macrocheira

1. Noun. Giant crabs of Japan.

Exact synonyms: Genus Macrocheira
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Genus
Group relationships: Family Majidae, Majidae
Member holonyms: Giant Crab, Macrocheira Kaempferi

Lexicographical Neighbors of Macrocheira

Maclura pomifera
Macolyte
Macolytes
Macon
Maconite
Maconites
Macormack
Macormick
Macoun
Macowanites
Macowanites americanus
Macrocephalon
Macrocephalon maleo
Macrocheira (current term)
Macrocheira kaempferi
Macroclemys
Macroclemys temmincki
Macrodactylus
Macrodactylus subspinosus
Macrodantin
Macronectes
Macronectes giganteus
Macropodidae
Macropus agiles
Macropus giganteus
Macrorhamphosidae
Macrothelypteris
Macrotis

Literary usage of Macrocheira

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Popular Science Monthly (1874)
"It is the Macrocheira Camperi. "VVe made an actual measure of it, and found that, with its long limbs extended, it had a length of eleven feet six inches. ..."

2. Nature by Nature Publishing Group, Norman Lockyer (1883)
"Huge Spider Crab—Macrocheira Kaempferi—taken off the Coast of Japan, largest ever captured. Length from tip of Claws 15 to 16 feet. ..."

3. Geological Magazine by Henry Woodward (1900)
"In a list of arthropod giants the subject of the present note must be included, and will take equal rank with the Giant Spider-Crab of Japan (Macrocheira ..."

4. The Naturalist in Vancouver Island and British Columbia by John Keast Lord (1866)
"... with their extended legs; but their carapax is nearly as large and their weight greater than even the Macrocheira of Japan. Specimens have been taken ..."

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