HyperDic: calico_crab

English > 1 sense of the expression calico crab:
NOUNanimalcalico crab, American lady crab, lady crab, Ovalipes ocellatusbrightly spotted crab of sandy beaches of the Atlantic coast of the United States
English > calico crab: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningbrightly spotted crab of sandy beaches of the Atlantic coast of the United States.
SynonymsAmerican lady crab, lady crab, Ovalipes ocellatus
Member ofOvalipes, genus OvalipesA genus of Portunidae
Broaderswimming crabmarine crab with some legs flattened and fringed for swimming
Spanishcangrejo lady, Ovalipes ocellatus

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