Definition of Ovalipes ocellatus

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

Exact synonyms: American Lady Crab, Calico Crab, Lady Crab
Generic synonyms: Swimming Crab
Group relationships: Genus Ovalipes, Ovalipes

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ovalipes Ocellatus

Ouranopithecus
Ouranos
Ouse
Ouse River
Outagamie
Outagamies
Outer Hebrides
Outer Manchuria
Outer Mongolia
Outer Tibet
Outremer
Oval
Oval Office
Ovalipes
Ovalipes ocellatus
Overijssel
Ovibos
Ovibos moschatus
Ovid
Ovidian
Oviedan
Oviedo
Ovimbundu
Ovis
Ovis ammon
Ovis aries
Ovis canadensis
Ovis montana dalli
Ovis musimon

Literary usage of Ovalipes ocellatus

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 (1900)
"They include the widespread pelagic Portunus sayi, the "lady crab," or "calico crab" (ovalipes ocellatus), and the edible Callinectes. ..."

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