Land crab — Land Land, n. [AS. land, lond; akin to D., G., Icel., Sw., Dan., and Goth. land. ] 1. The solid part of the surface of the earth; opposed to water as constituting a part of such surface, especially to oceans and seas; as, to sight land after a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
land crab — any of several crabs, esp. of the family Gecarcinidae, that live chiefly upon land, returning to the sea to breed. [1630 40] * * * ▪ invertebrate any crab of the family Gecarcinidae (order Decapoda of the class Crustacea), typically… … Universalium
Land crab — Taxobox name = Gecarcinidae image caption = Cardisoma armatum regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Crustacea classis = Malacostraca ordo = Decapoda infraordo = Brachyura superfamilia= Grapsoidea familia = Gecarcinidae subdivision… … Wikipedia
land crab — n. crab which spends all or most of its life on dry land … English contemporary dictionary
land crab — noun a crab that lives in burrows on land and migrates to the sea to breed. [Family Gecarcinidae.] … English new terms dictionary
land crab — /ˈlænd kræb/ (say land krab) noun any of several crabs, especially of the family Gecarcinidae, which are partially adapted to terrestrial life. Land crabs of varied species occur in many tropical regions …
land-crab — a person who is not a fisherman (Newfoundland) … Dictionary of ichthyology
land-crab — … Useful english dictionary
great land crab — noun : a large swift moving dull grayish land crab (Cardisoma guanhumi) of the family Gecarcinidae that is widely distributed from southern Florida and the West Indies to Brazil, is chiefly nocturnal, and lives in deep burrows or the open fields… … Useful english dictionary
black land crab — noun : a large active burrowing land crab (Gecarcinus lateralis) that is widely distributed on the Caribbean islands and the northern coast of So. America … Useful english dictionary
