shore crab
nounDefinition of shore crab
: any of numerous crabs living between the tidemarks: such as
a
: green crab
b
: a spider crab of the genus Libinia common along the eastern coast of the U.S.
c
: any of several grapsoid crabs of the western coast of North America
—usually used with a qualifying term
— see purple shore crab, striped shore crab, yellow shore crab
d
: a common South Australian grapsoid crab (Leptograpsus variegatus)