Definition of Macrocheira kaempferi

1. Noun. Very large deep-water Japanese crab.

Exact synonyms: Giant Crab
Generic synonyms: Spider Crab
Group relationships: Genus Macrocheira, Macrocheira

Lexicographical Neighbors of Macrocheira Kaempferi

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

Literary usage of Macrocheira kaempferi

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

1. 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. ..."

2. Geological Magazine by Henry Woodward (1900)
"... the present note must be included, and will take equal rank with the Giant Spider-Crab of Japan (Macrocheira kaempferi) and the great' Seraphim' of the ..."

3. Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal by Asiatic Society of Bengal, Asiatic Society (Calcutta, India) (1870)
"From Colonel J, E. G as tr ell, a very fine specimen of Macrocheira kaempferi, from Japan, and a specimen of a large Ostrea, also from Japan. 3. ..."

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