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Definition of lady crab

lady crab
Velvet Vel"vet, n. [OE. velouette, veluet, velwet; cf. OF. velluau, LL. velluetum, vellutum, It. velluto, Sp. velludo; all fr. (assumed) LL. villutus shaggy, fr L. villus shaggy hair; akin to vellus a fleece, and E. wool. See Wool, and cf. Villous.] 1. A silk fabric, having a short, close nap of erect threads. Inferior qualities are made with a silk pile on a cotton or linen back. 2. The soft and highly vascular deciduous skin which envelops and nourishes the antlers of deer during their rapid growth. Cotton velvet, an imitation of velvet, made of cotton. Velvet cork, the best kind of cork bark, supple, elastic, and not woody or porous. Velvet crab a European crab (Portunus puber). When adult the black carapace is covered with a velvety pile. Called also lady crab, and velvet fiddler. Velvet dock (Bot.), the common mullein. Velvet duck. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A large European sea duck, or scoter (Oidemia fusca). The adult male is glossy, velvety black, with a white speculum on each wing, and a white patch behind each eye. (b) The American whitewinged scoter. See Scoter. Velvet flower (Bot.), love-lies-bleeding. See under Love. Velvet grass (Bot.), a tall grass (Holcus lanatus) with velvety stem and leaves; -- called also soft grass. Velvet runner (Zo["o]l.), the water rail; -- so called from its quiet, stealthy manner of running. [Prov. Eng.] Velvet scoter. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Velvet duck, above. Velvet sponge. (Zo["o]l.) See under Sponge.

Meaning of lady crab from wikipedia

- Ovalipes ocellatus, commonly known as the lady crab, oscellated crab, or calico crab, is a species of crab in the family Ovalipidae. The carapace of O...
- The molted carapace of a lady crab from Long Beach, New York...
- group of mainly aquatic arthropods including decapods (shrimps, prawns, crabs, lobsters and crayfish), seed shrimp, branchiopods, fish lice, krill, remipedes...
- other s**** that can be found on beaches are those of barnacles, horseshoe crabs and brachiopods. Marine annelid worms in the family Serpulidae create s****...
- A crab who accidentally ate an alien spaceship that turned him into a robotic crab. He has a crush on a lady crab; however, she and the other crabs are...
- Fishers Island Sound. Other crabs found include the lady crab, spider crabs, and fiddler crabs; hermit crabs and mole crabs are also found. By the late...
- (Tanaids) Order Thermosbaenacea Superorder Eucarida Order Decapoda (Crayfish, crabs, lobsters, prawns, and shrimp) Order Euphausiacea (Krill) Order †Angustidontida...
- (Asian s**** crab; invasive species) Libinia emarginata (common spider crab) Libinia dubia (longnose spider crab) Ovalipes ocellatus (lady crab) Pelia mutica...
- ocellatus – lady crab Ovalipes stephensoni Pachygrapsus transversus Palicus alternatus Palicus faxoni Palicus sica Panopeus herbstii – Atlantic mud crab Panopeus...
- The five main crab species that can be found within the tidal pools are green crab, hermit crab, lady crab, toad crab, and rock crab. Fish species that...