mole crab

noun

1. a burrowing crustacean of the genus Emerita, found on sandy ocean beaches of North America, having a distinctly curved carapace.

Example Sentences

She baited her hook with a mole crab and dropped it in the water, letting it sink to the sandy ocean floor.

From Literature

Mouse paid no attention to anything except a mole crab that decided it had lived long enough and tunneled up through the sand directly between her front paws.

From Literature

Mouse mistook my toe for a mole crab, and I used the excuse to duck away and off down the beach to sit by myself for a while.

From Literature

She explores and celebrates a world of ferment and vitality, from the humble mole crab to the dog-whelk snail, from submarine forests to rock pools.

From Time Magazine Archive