Meanings
nounsand crab (plural sand crabs)
plural sand crabs
- A crab of the Hippoidea superfamily of decapod crustaceans, living in sandy habitats.
She ran down the ribs of sand, sending the sand-crabs scurrying to their holes.
1958, Anthony Burgess, The Enemy in the Blanket (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 372 - USslanggovernmentA civilian.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA crab of the Hippoidea superfamily of decapod crustaceans, living in sandy habitats.
Translations
French crabe-taupe
- crabe-taupecrab of the Hippoidea superfamily
Portuguese tatuí
- tatuícrab of the Hippoidea superfamily
Spanish chanchito, pulga del mar
- chanchitocrab of the Hippoidea superfamily
- pulga del marcrab of the Hippoidea superfamily
Cite this entry
APA
sand crab. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sand%20crab
MLA
“sand crab.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sand%20crab. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sand crab,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sand%20crab.
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