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Definition of Fiddler crab
1. Noun. Burrowing crab of American coastal regions having one claw much enlarged in the male.
Definition of Fiddler crab
1. Noun. a genus of crab in which the male has one hugely enlarged claw (genus Uca). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fiddler Crab
Literary usage of Fiddler crab
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1895)
"In many cases it was found that a small amount of compensation remained after
the ' Fiddler ' crab had lost both antennules ; if eyes were then covered with ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1895)
"In many cases it was found that a small amount of compensation remained after
the ' Fiddler ' crab had lost both antennules; if eyes were then covered with ..."
3. Bryn Mawr College Monographs by Bryn Mawr College (1904)
"The experiments were carried out with the hermit-crab and with the fiddler-crab,
but were unsuccessful in both cases for different reasons. ..."
4. Sea Stories for Wonder Eyes by A. S. Hardy (1904)
"IN FIDDLER-CRAB TOWN HE little Fiddlers are so common and so funny that we must
learn something about them and the dwellings they make for themselves. ..."
5. A Textbook in General Zoology by Henry Richardson Linville, Henry Augustus Kelly (1906)
"They are therefore important as scavengers. The most noticeable feature in the
structure of the fiddler- crab (U'ca ..."
6. The Monist by Hegeler Institute (1913)
"There are animals, however, which move sideways, for instance, certain crabs like
the fiddler crab. It was also found out that they go sideways toward the ..."
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