sand crab

sand crab
a crab of the Hippoidea superfamily of decapod crustaceans

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  • Sand crab — Sand Sand, n. [AS. sand; akin to D. zand, G. sand, OHG. sant, Icel. sandr, Dan. & Sw. sand, Gr. ?.] 1. Fine particles of stone, esp. of siliceous stone, but not reduced to dust; comminuted stone in the form of loose grains, which are not coherent …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sand crab — noun 1. a. (1) : lady crab 1 (2) : an Australian swimming crab (Ovalipes bipustulatus) b. : a crab of Ocypode or a r …   Useful english dictionary

  • Sand crab — The common term sand crab can refer to either* Crustacea of the superfamily Hippoidea, often known as mole crabs . * Crabs of the genus Ocypode , also commonly known as ghost crabs …   Wikipedia

  • sand crab — any of several crabs that live on sandy beaches, as the ghost crab or mole crab. [1835 45] * * * …   Universalium

  • sand crab — /ˈsænd kræb/ (say sand krab) noun Especially Qld → blue swimmer (def. 1). Also, Colloquial, sandie …  

  • sand crab —    Ōhiki …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • Puerto Rican sand crab — Taxobox name = Puerto Rican sand crab image width = image caption = regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Crustacea classis = Malacostraca ordo = Decapoda subordo = Pleocyemata infraordo = Anomura familia = Hippidae genus = Emerita… …   Wikipedia

  • Sand — Sand, n. [AS. sand; akin to D. zand, G. sand, OHG. sant, Icel. sandr, Dan. & Sw. sand, Gr. ?.] 1. Fine particles of stone, esp. of siliceous stone, but not reduced to dust; comminuted stone in the form of loose grains, which are not coherent when …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sand badger — Sand Sand, n. [AS. sand; akin to D. zand, G. sand, OHG. sant, Icel. sandr, Dan. & Sw. sand, Gr. ?.] 1. Fine particles of stone, esp. of siliceous stone, but not reduced to dust; comminuted stone in the form of loose grains, which are not coherent …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sand bag — Sand Sand, n. [AS. sand; akin to D. zand, G. sand, OHG. sant, Icel. sandr, Dan. & Sw. sand, Gr. ?.] 1. Fine particles of stone, esp. of siliceous stone, but not reduced to dust; comminuted stone in the form of loose grains, which are not coherent …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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