mole crab

mole crab
noun

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a burrowing crustacean of the genus Emerita, found on sandy ocean beaches of North America, having a distinctly curved carapace. Also called sandbug.

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mole crab,
a small crustacean which buries itself in the sand under the ocean surf and gathers food with its feathery antennae.

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