- swimming crabs
- крабы-плавунцы (Portunidae)* * *крабы-плавунцы
English-russian biological dictionary. 2013.
swimming crabs
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Swimming — Swim ming, a. 1. That swims; capable of swimming; adapted to, or used in, swimming; as, a swimming bird; a swimming motion. [1913 Webster] 2. Suffused with moisture; as, swimming eyes. [1913 Webster] {Swimming bell} (Zo[ o]l.), a nectocalyx. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Swimming bell — Swimming Swim ming, a. 1. That swims; capable of swimming; adapted to, or used in, swimming; as, a swimming bird; a swimming motion. [1913 Webster] 2. Suffused with moisture; as, swimming eyes. [1913 Webster] {Swimming bell} (Zo[ o]l.), a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Swimming crab — Swimming Swim ming, a. 1. That swims; capable of swimming; adapted to, or used in, swimming; as, a swimming bird; a swimming motion. [1913 Webster] 2. Suffused with moisture; as, swimming eyes. [1913 Webster] {Swimming bell} (Zo[ o]l.), a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
swimming crab — any of numerous, chiefly marine crabs, esp. of the family Portunidae, having the legs adapted for swimming. * * * ▪ crustacean any member of the family Portunidae (order Decapoda of the class Crustacea, phylum Arthropoda). In these animals, the… … Universalium
Aquatic locomotion — Swimming is biologically propelled motion through a liquid medium. Swimming has evolved a number of times in a range of organisms ranging from arthropods to fish to molluscs. Contents 1 Evolution of swimming 2 Invertebrates 3 Swimming in fish … Wikipedia
malacostracan — /mal euh kos treuh keuhn/, adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the crustacean subclass Malacostraca, which includes the lobsters, shrimps, crabs, etc. n. 2. a malacostracan crustacean. [1825 35; < NL Malacostrac(a) order of crustacea ( < Gk, neut … Universalium
crab — crab1 crablike, adj. /krab/, n., v., crabbed, crabbing. n. 1. any decapod crustacean of the suborder Brachyura, having the eyes on short stalks and a short, broad, more or less flattened body, the abdomen being small and folded under the thorax.… … Universalium
Crab meat — or Crabmeat is the meat found within a crab. It is used in many cuisines across the world, prized for its soft, delicate taste. Brown crab (Cancer pagurus), blue crabs (Callinectus sapidus), blue swimming crabs (Portunus pelagicus), red swimming… … Wikipedia
Matutidae — Temporal range: Middle Eocene–Recent … Wikipedia
Portunidae — noun swimming crabs • Syn: ↑family Portunidae • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family • Member Holonyms: ↑Brachyura, ↑suborder Brachyura • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Charybdis (genus) — Charybdis Charybdis japonica Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia
