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Definition of Lady crab

1. Noun. Brightly spotted crab of sandy beaches of the Atlantic coast of the United States.

Definition of Lady crab

1. Noun. Any of various crabs known for their elegant appearance or colouring. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lady Crab

Literary usage of Lady crab

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

1. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1902)
"I first found this nemertean on the gills of the lady crab at North Dennis, Mass., situated on Massachusetts Bay, Aug. 6, 1898, and have since found it ..."

2. The Popular Science Monthly (1889)
"THE DANCE OF THE lady crab. BY T. II. MORGAN. ABOUT the 12th of September, 1888, there was brought into the laboratory of the United States Fish Commission ..."

3. The Popular Science Monthly by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1889)
"THE DANCE OF THE lady crab. BY TH MORGAN. ABOUT the 12th of September, 1888, there v the laboratory of the United States Fish Commission a : specimen of the ..."

4. Report Upon the Invertebrate Animals of Vineyard Sound and Adjacent Waters by Addison Emery Verrill (1874)
"Occasionally we meet with a specimen of Carcinus granulatus, but this is not its favorite abode; but the u lady-crab" or "sand-crab," ..."

5. Sea Stories for Wonder Eyes by A. S. Hardy (1904)
"This time it was of a pretty lady crab or Sand Crab. ... If danger approaches our lady crab quickly disappears beneath the sand. ..."

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