sand crab

noun

any of several crabs that live on sandy beaches, as the ghost crab or mole crab.

sand crab

First recorded in 1835–45

Much of that left in the sand crab holes had been discovered by the Spaniards—but not all.

Some species move with great rapidity, notably the sand-crab, Ocypoda arenaria.

This ape is very fond of shellfish, and there is a certain kind of sand-crab that suits his palate exactly.

Somewhere at her right pause suddenly and examine a sand-crab.

About twenty-five feet above high-water mark was the shaft of a white sand-crab.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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