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Definition of Calico crab
1. Noun. Brightly spotted crab of sandy beaches of the Atlantic coast of the United States.
Exact synonyms: American Lady Crab, Lady Crab, Ovalipes Ocellatus
Generic synonyms: Swimming Crab
Group relationships: Genus Ovalipes, Ovalipes
Generic synonyms: Swimming Crab
Group relationships: Genus Ovalipes, Ovalipes
Lexicographical Neighbors of Calico Crab
Literary usage of Calico crab
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1900)
"They include the widespread pelagic Portunus sayi, the "lady crab," or "calico
crab" (Ovalipes ocellatus), and the edible Callinectes. ..."
2. The Basses: Fresh-water and Marine by William Charles Harris, Tarleton Hoffman Bean, Louis Rhead (1905)
"The blue (or edible) crab is the one most frequently employed, but the calico
crab, or lady-Crab, also serves a useful purpose wherever found. ..."
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