xanthid

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek.

Noun

xanthid (plural xanthids)

1. (zoology) Any crab in the Xanthidae.
2. A compound of xanthogen.

References

• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “xanthid”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.