shore crab
noun
any of numerous crabs that live along the shoreline between the tidemarks, as Hemigrapsus nudus (purple shore crab), of the Pacific coast of North America.
Origin of shore crab
First recorded in 1840–50
Words nearby shore crab
shopworn,
shoran,
shore,
shore bird,
shore bug,
shore crab,
shore dinner,
shore fly,
shore leave,
shore patrol,
shore terrace
Example sentences from the Web for shore crab
In this weed-fringed tide-pool there is a fine specimen of the Shore-crab (Carcinus mœnas).
Omphalos |Philip Henry GosseCarsinus mnas, the Shore-crab, a very common species on the Norfolk coast is here intended.
Notes and Letters on the Natural History of Norfolk |Thomas BrowneTo a shore-crab that comes within its reach the slightest contact with one of those lithe arms is fatal.