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fiddler crab
noun
- any small, burrowing crab of the genus Uca, characterized by one greatly enlarged claw in the male.
fiddler crab
noun
- any of various burrowing crabs of the genus Uca of American coastal regions, the males of which have one of their anterior pincer-like claws very much enlarged
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fiddler crab1
An Americanism dating back to 1700–10
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fiddler crab1
C19: referring to the rapid fiddling movement of the enlarged anterior claw of the males, used to attract females
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Example Sentences
On the northwest coast of Taiwan, nestled between mudflats teeming with fiddler crabs and sweet-scented persimmon orchards, sits the world’s most important company that you’ve probably never heard of.
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The curious crustacean known as the "fiddler crab" is unusually numerous in the marshes of Long Island, this summer.
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But the Martian was scuttling away like a huge fiddler crab, the Josmian clutched in one scrawny fist.
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Ang agúkuy magtakilid nga maglakaw, The fiddler crab walks sideways.
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The big arm of the fiddler crab, held across its face, closes its burrow like a door.
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