- fiddler crab
- ☆ fiddler crabn.a small, burrowing crab (genus Uca), the male of which has one claw much larger than the other
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Fiddler crab — Fiddler Fid dler, n. [AS. fi[eth]elere.] 1. One who plays on a fiddle or violin. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) A burrowing crab of the genus {Gelasimus}, of many species. The male has one claw very much enlarged, and often holds it in a position… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fiddler crab — Fiddler Fid dler, n. [AS. fi[eth]elere.] 1. One who plays on a fiddle or violin. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) A burrowing crab of the genus {Gelasimus}, of many species. The male has one claw very much enlarged, and often holds it in a position… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fiddler crab — Taxobox name = fiddler crab image width = 250px image caption = Uca pugnax regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Crustacea classis = Malacostraca ordo = Decapoda infraordo = Brachyura familia = Ocypodidae genus = Uca genus authority … Wikipedia
fiddler crab — any small, burrowing crab of the genus Uca, characterized by one greatly enlarged claw in the male. [1700 10, Amer.] * * * Any of about 65 species of decapods (genus Uca) whose males hold one claw, always much larger than the other, somewhat like … Universalium
fiddler crab — fid′dler crab n. ivt any small burrowing crab of the genus Uca, characterized by one greatly enlarged claw in the male • Etymology: 1700–10, amer … From formal English to slang
fiddler crab — noun burrowing crab of American coastal regions having one claw much enlarged in the male • Hypernyms: ↑crab • Member Holonyms: ↑Uca, ↑genus Uca … Useful english dictionary
fiddler crab — noun a genus of crab in which the male has one hugely enlarged claw (genus Uca) … Wiktionary
fiddler crab — noun a small amphibious crab, the males of which have one greatly enlarged claw. [Genus Uca.] … English new terms dictionary
fiddler crab — /ˈfɪdlə kræb/ (say fidluh krab) noun any small Indo Pacific burrowing crab of the genus Uca, the male of which has one greatly enlarged claw …
fiddler crab — noun Date: 1843 any of a genus (Uca) of burrowing crabs in which the male has one claw that is greatly enlarged … New Collegiate Dictionary
