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Webster 1913 Edition
Glass-crab
Glass′-crabˊ
,Noun.
(Zool.)
The larval state (and allied genera. It is remarkable for its strange outlines, thinness, and transparency. See
Phyllosoma
) of the genus Palinurus
Phyllosoma
. Definition 2024
glass-crab
glass-crab
English
Noun
glass-crab (plural glass-crabs)
- The larval state (Phyllosoma) of the genus Palinurus and allied genera, remarkable for its strange thinness and transparency.