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portunids

portunids is the plural of portunid.

Meaning of portunid

Noun

portunid (plural portunids)

  1. Any crab of the family Portunidae; a swimming crab.
    • As you wade about, watch for the rapidly swimming portunid crabs that abound in sandy shallows. The king of portunids is the Common Blue Crab (Fig. 133, p. 321), an animal of legendary ferocity.1988, Eugene H. Kaplan, Peterson Field Guides: Southeastern and Caribbean Seashores, page 25
    Synonyms:
    swimming crab

Questions about portunids

What is portunids the plural of?
Portunids is the plural of portunid.

Words near portunids in the dictionary

  1. portulent
  2. Portumna
  3. Portunalia
  4. Portunhol
  5. portunid
  6. portunids
  7. portunoid
  8. Portunus
  9. Portuondo
  10. Portuondos
  11. Portus

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