Meanings
nounglass-crab (plural glass-crabs)
plural glass-crabs
- 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
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