Definition of Swimming crab. Meaning of Swimming crab. Synonyms of Swimming crab

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Definition of Swimming crab

Swimming crab
Swimming Swim"ming, a. 1. That swims; capable of swimming; adapted to, or used in, swimming; as, a swimming bird; a swimming motion. 2. Suffused with moisture; as, swimming eyes. Swimming bell (Zo["o]l.), a nectocalyx. See Illust. under Siphonophora. Swimming crab (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of marine crabs, as those of the family Protunid[ae], which have some of the joints of one or more pairs of legs flattened so as to serve as fins.

Meaning of Swimming crab from wikipedia

- pelagicus, also known as the blue crab, blue swimmer crab, blue manna crab and flower crab is a species of large crab found in the Indo-Pacific, including...
- crab (Cancer pagurus), blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus), blue swimming crabs (Portunus pelagicus), and red swimming crabs (Portunus haanii) are among...
- Portunidae is a family of crabs which contains the swimming crabs. Its members include many well-known s****line crabs, such as the blue crab (Callinectes sapidus)...
- Soft-s**** crab is a culinary term for crabs that have recently molted their old exoskeleton and are still soft. Soft-s**** are removed from the water...
- The velvet crab, or alternately velvet swimming crab, devil crab, “fighter crab”, or lady crab, Necora puber, is a species of crab from the North-East...
- two swimming legs. The crab breathes through gills on its underside; gills must be at least moist to work. Crabs vary in size from the pea crab, a few...
- Arenaeus cribrarius, the speckled swimming crab, is a species of swimming crab in the family Portunidae. The crabs can be found from M****achusetts, U.S...
- sanguinolentus, the three-spot swimming crab , blood-spotted swimming crab or red-spotted swimming crab, is a large crab found throughout estuaries of...
- Portunus segnis, the African blue swimming crab, is a species of crustacean, a swimming crab belonging to the family Portunidae. While native to the western...
- crucifix crab, is a species of swimming crab in the family Portunidae. It is found in the tropical and subtropical Indo-Pacific region. This crab grows to...