soldier crab
a small blue Australian estuarine crab of the Mictyris genus usually found in large numbers
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How to use soldier crab in a sentence
He puts them on and wears them, as a soldier crab puts on and wears an empty shell.
Miss Ravenel's conversion from secession to loyalty | J. W. de ForestParasites also are found in messmates; the soldier-crab gives lodging to the sexual Eustoma truncata in its interior.
Animal Parasites and Messmates | P. J. Van BenedenThe Child clapped his hands for pleasure, and longed to see the soldier-crab and make him ashamed of himself.
The Ravens and the Angels | Elizabeth Rundle CharlesAnd the Soldier-crab withdrew his long legs from the pebble, and marched away with a braggadocio air among the sea-weeds.
The Ravens and the Angels | Elizabeth Rundle CharlesThe case of the hermit or soldier crab was more conclusive, being the result of conscious choice.
In the South Seas | Robert Louis Stevenson
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