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sand crab

sand crab noun: a crab of the Hippoidea superfamily of decapod crustaceans, living in sandy habitats.

Noun

sand crab (plural sand crabs)

  1. A crab of the Hippoidea superfamily of decapod crustaceans, living in sandy habitats.
    • She ran down the ribs of sand, sending the sand-crabs scurrying to their holes.1958, Anthony Burgess, The Enemy in the Blanket (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 372
    Synonyms:
    mole crab, sand bug
  2. (US, slang) A civilian.

sand crab meaning in Tamil

sand crab in Tamil

மணல்நண்டு

Synonyms of sand crab

Forms of sand crab

pluralsand crabs

Questions about sand crab

What does sand crab mean?
Sand crab means a crab of the Hippoidea superfamily of decapod crustaceans, living in sandy habitats.
What is sand crab in Tamil?
Sand crab in Tamil is மணல்நண்டு. See Sand crab meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is sand crab?
Sand crab is a noun.
What is the plural of sand crab?
The plural of sand crab is sand crabs.

Words near sand crab in the dictionary

  1. sand clock
  2. sand clocks
  3. sand cock
  4. sand cocks
  5. sand cookie
  6. sand crab
  7. sand crabs
  8. sand crack
  9. sand cracks
  10. sand cress
  11. sand cricket

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