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lady crab

–noun
a brightly speckled swimming crab, Ovalipes ocellatus, of sandy beaches along the Atlantic coast of the U.S.
Also called calico crab.


Origin:
1880–85
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lady crab

noun
brightly spotted crab of sandy beaches of the Atlantic coast of the United States [syn: American lady crab
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