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shore crab
noun
- any of numerous crabs that live along the shoreline between the tidemarks, as Hemigrapsus nudus purple shore crab, of the Pacific coast of North America.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of shore crab1
First recorded in 1840–50
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Example Sentences
The accompanying illustration shows four stages in the development of the Common Shore Crab.
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The young ones are hatched in the same state as in our common shore-crab.
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To a shore-crab that comes within its reach the slightest contact with one of those lithe arms is fatal.
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There is the common shore-crab, for example, which is green in color.
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This species, the yellow shore-crab, has a nearly square body.
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