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Webster 1913 Edition

Ocypodian

Oˊcy-po′di-an

,

Noun.

[Gr.

ὠκύσ

swift +

πούς

,

ποδός

, foot.]

(Zool.)

One of a tribe of crabs which live in holes in the sand along the seashore, and run very rapidly, – whence the name.

Definition 2024

ocypodian

ocypodian

English

Noun

ocypodian ‎(plural ocypodians)

(zoology) A member of the crab family Ocypodidae.