Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A name applied to any crab living on the sea-beaches, but especially to Ocypoda arenaria of the southern coast of the United States.
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Examples
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Presently a beach-crab ran nimbly away from beneath the sailor's feet.
The Firelight Fairy Book Henry Beston 1928
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