fiddler crab

See also: fiddler-crab

English

A red-jointed fiddler crab (Minuca minax)

Alternative forms

• fiddler-crab

Noun

fiddler crab (plural fiddler crabs)

1. Any of the various species of crab of the family Ocypodidae, of which the male crabs have a major claw significantly larger than their minor claw.

   Synonym: calling crab

Related terms

• fiddler

Translations

crab of the family Ocypodidae

• French: crabe appelant m, crabe violoniste (fr) m
• German: Winkerkrabbe f
• Old Tupi: usá
• Portuguese: chama-maré m, tesoura (pt) f
• Vietnamese: còng (vi), còng còng, cáy (vi)

Further reading

• “fiddler crab”, in Merriam-Webster Online, Springfield, Massachusetts: Merriam-Webster, Inc., 1996–present.
• “fiddler crab, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
• “fiddler crab”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.