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Originally, an artificial group including many parasitic Entomostraca, together with the horseshoe crabs (Limuloidea).
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Of or pertaining to the two posterior gastric lobes of the carapace of crabs.
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Any species or marine hydroids, of the genus Hydractinia and allied genera. These hydroids form, by their rootstalks, a firm, chitinous coating on shells and stones, and esp. on spiral shells occupied by hermit crabs. See Illust. of Athecata.
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A class of Arthropoda, allied to the Crustacea. It includes the trilobites, Eurypteroidea, and Limuloidea. All are extinct except the horseshoe crabs of the last group. See Limulus.
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A peculiar larval stage of certain decapod Crustacea, especially of crabs and certain Anomura.
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Any one of a group of maioid crabs remarkable for the length of their legs; -- called also spider crab.
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A larva, in a stage following the zoea, in the development of most crabs. In this stage the legs and abdominal appendages have appeared, the abdomen is relatively long, and the eyes are large. Also used adjectively.
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Of or pertaining to a suborder (Pomeae) of rosaceous plants, which includes the true thorn trees, the quinces, service berries, medlars, and loquats, as well as the apples, pears, crabs, etc.
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The triangular, or maioid, crabs. See Illust. under Maioid, and Illust. of Spider crab, under Spider.
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Like or pertaining to the Leucosoidea, a tribe of marine crabs including the box crab or Calappa.
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One of a tribe of crabs which live in holes in the sand along the seashore, and run very rapidly, -- whence the name.
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A genus of spider crabs, including the common European species (Maia squinado).
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One of a tribe of fresh-water crabs which live in or on the banks of rivers in tropical countries.
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One of the mouth appendages of Crustacea, situated next behind the maxillae. Crabs have three pairs, but many of the lower Crustacea have but one pair of them. Called also jawfoot, and foot jaw.
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Any aquatic animal whose external covering consists of a shell, either testaceous, as in oysters, clams, and other mollusks, or crustaceous, as in lobsters and crabs.
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Of or pertaining to the lobe of the carapace of crabs covering the posterior branchiae.
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A crab in the act of casting its shell, or immediately afterwards while still soft; -- applied especially to the edible crabs, which are most prized while in this state.
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An orange-yellow substance found in pigment spots of certain crabs.
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An extensive division of Crustacea, having a dorsal shield or carapec/ //niting all, or nearly all, of the thoracic somites to the head. It includes the crabs, lobsters, shrimps, and similar species.
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A net for catching crabs.
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