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xanthid

xanthid noun: any crab in the Xanthidae.

Noun

xanthid (plural xanthids)

  1. Any crab in the Xanthidae.
  2. A compound of xanthogen.

Forms of xanthid

pluralxanthids

Origin of xanthid

From Ancient Greek.

Questions about xanthid

What does xanthid mean?
Xanthid means any crab in the Xanthidae.
What part of speech is xanthid?
Xanthid is a noun.
What is the plural of xanthid?
The plural of xanthid is xanthids.

Words near xanthid in the dictionary

  1. Xanthian
  2. Xanthians
  3. xanthic
  4. xanthic acid
  5. xanthic acids
  6. xanthid
  7. xanthide
  8. xanthides
  9. xanthids
  10. xanthidylic
  11. xanthidylic acid

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