mud crab

English

Noun

mud crab (plural mud crabs)

1. Any of various crabs, principally in families Panopeidae and Xanthidae, that live in or near mud.

Alternative forms

• mudcrab

Hyponyms

• muddy (“Scylla serrata”) (Australia, informal)

Derived terms

• black-fingered mud crab (Panopeus herbstii)
• muddy (Scylla serrata) (Australia, informal)
• white-tipped mud crab (Rhithropanopeus harrisii)

Further reading

• mud crab on Wikipedia.Wikipedia