shore crab

noun

1. any of numerous crabs that live along the shoreline between the tidemarks, as Hemigrapsus nudus purple shore crab, of the Pacific coast of North America.

Word History and Origins

Origin of shore crab¹

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

Be careful not to walk on eel grass — which juvenile salmon use to hide — and know that turning over a rock could mean ruining a shore crab’s lifelong home.

From Seattle Times

Eastern Shore crab processors welcomed the federal government’s planned release of new visas to hire foreign guest workers, but they called it a one-year remedy that fails to address recurring labor shortages.

From Washington Post

Be careful not to walk on eel grass — which juvenile salmon use to hide — and know that turning over a rock could mean ruining a shore crab’s lifelong home.

From Seattle Times

Eastern Shore crab houses suffer because they didn’t get the visas needed to hire enough pickers from Mexico.

From Washington Post

Acadia National Park officials said earlier this fall that a molted shell of an Asian shore crab was found along the shore.

From Washington Times