fiddler crab

/ˌfɪdlər kræb/
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Other forms: fiddler crabs

Definitions of fiddler crab
  1. noun
    burrowing crab of American coastal regions having one claw much enlarged in the male
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    type of:
    crab
    decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers
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