land crab
noun [ C ] uk/ˈlænd ˌkræb/ us/ˈlænd ˌkræb/
地蟹，陆蟹
a type of crab (= a sea creature with five pairs of legs and a round, flat body covered by a shell) that lives on land rather than in water
Land crabs have been seen skittering across parking lots and roadways. 有人看到陆蟹在停车场和马路上飞快地爬来爬去。
Christmas Island is known for its annual migration of 50 million bright red land crabs from the forest to the sea. 圣诞岛因每年有5000万只鲜红的陆蟹从森林向大海迁徙而闻名。
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- The grayish-blue land crabs generally are harmless unless provoked.
- Florida's land crabs have been flushed from their waterfront holes by heavy rains.
- These speedy land crabs need to stay within reach of salt water to be able to wet their gills and to forage for detritus and the flesh of dead fish or animals.