glass-crab

English

Alternative forms

glass crab

Noun

glass-crab (plural glass-crabs)

1. A mollusk of the genus Palinurus and allied genera, during its larval state (phyllosoma) which is remarkable for its thinness and transparency. It was formerly thought to be a separate organism in the family Phyllosoma

References

• “glass-crab”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.