sentinel crab

noun

Any of various crabs of the genus Macrophthalmus, with long eyestalks.

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Meanings

nounsentinel crab (plural sentinel crabs)

plural sentinel crabs

  1. Any of various crabs of the genus Macrophthalmus, with long eyestalks.
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