soldier crab


noun

a small blue Australian estuarine crab of the Mictyris genus usually found in large numbers

Example sentences from the Web for soldier crab

  • The Child clapped his hands for pleasure, and longed to see the soldier-crab and make him ashamed of himself.

    The Ravens and the Angels |Elizabeth Rundle Charles
  • When we returned to camp we were told that the half of our soldier-crab baits had been sucked off by bonefish.

    Tales of Fishes |Zane Grey
  • Parasites also are found in messmates; the soldier-crab gives lodging to the sexual Eustoma truncata in its interior.

    Animal Parasites and Messmates |P. J. Van Beneden
  • And the Soldier-crab withdrew his long legs from the pebble, and marched away with a braggadocio air among the sea-weeds.

    The Ravens and the Angels |Elizabeth Rundle Charles