Definition of Swimming crab. Meaning of Swimming crab. Synonyms of Swimming crab

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Definition of Swimming crab

Swimming crab
Swimming Swim"ming, a. 1. That swims; capable of swimming; adapted to, or used in, swimming; as, a swimming bird; a swimming motion. 2. Suffused with moisture; as, swimming eyes. Swimming bell (Zo["o]l.), a nectocalyx. See Illust. under Siphonophora. Swimming crab (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of marine crabs, as those of the family Protunid[ae], which have some of the joints of one or more pairs of legs flattened so as to serve as fins.

Meaning of Swimming crab from wikipedia

- pelagicus, also known as the blue crab, blue swimmer crab, blue manna crab and flower crab is a species of large crab found in the Indo-Pacific, including...
- species are the brown crab (Cancer pagurus), blue crab (Callinectes sapidus), blue swimming crab (Portunus pelagicus), and red swimming crab (Portunus haanii)...
- sanguinolentus, the three-spot swimming crab , blood-spotted swimming crab or red-spotted swimming crab, is a large crab found throughout estuaries of...
- crabs which contains the swimming crabs. Its members include well-known s****line crabs such as the blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) and velvet crab (Necora...
- Polybius depurator, sometimes called the harbour crab or sandy swimming crab, is a species of crab found in the North Sea, Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean...
- Charybdis natator, the ridged swimming crab, wrinkled swimming crab or rock crab, is a widespread Indo-Pacific species of swimming crab from the genus Charybdis...
- The velvet crab (Necora puber), also known as the velvet swimming crab or devil crab, is a species of crab from the North-East Atlantic and the Mediterranean...
- Charybdis ****onica, the Asian paddle crab, is a species of swimming crab in the family Portunidae. Charybdis ****onica has a hexagonal, concave carapace...
- Varuna litterata, also known as the river swimming crab or the peregrine crab, is a euryhaline species of crab native to the Indo-Pacific. It is commonly...
- haanii (swimming crab, red swimming crab, red swimmer crab, or warty swimming crab) is a species of crab. It is a source of commercial crab meat in Vietnam...