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Meaning of "sand crab" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SAND CRAB

sand crab play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SAND CRAB

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
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conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sand crab is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SAND CRAB

sand badger
sand bar
sand blind
sand castle
sand colic
sand crack
sand dab
sand desert
sand dollar
sand dune
sand eel
sand flea
sand goby
sand hopper
sand lance
sand launce
sand leek
sand lizard
sand martin
sand painting

WORDS THAT END LIKE SAND CRAB

Boston crab
catch a crab
common crab
crab
dressed crab
edible crab
fiddler crab
hard-shell crab
hermit crab
horseshoe crab
king crab
land crab
mud crab
oyster crab
pea crab
robber crab
snow crab
soft-shell crab
soldier crab
spider crab
swimming crab

Synonyms and antonyms of sand crab in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «sand crab» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SAND CRAB

Find out the translation of sand crab to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sand crab from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sand crab» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

沙蟹
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cangrejo de arena
570 millions of speakers

English

sand crab
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रेत केकड़ा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

السلطعون الرمال
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Песчаные крабы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

caranguejo da areia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বালি কাঁকড়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

crabe de sable
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kepiting pasir
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sand Krabben
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

砂のカニ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

모래 게
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pasir kepiting
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cua cát
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மணல் நண்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वाळू क्रॅब
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kum yengeç
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

granchio di sabbia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

krab piasku
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

піщані краби
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nisip crab
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καβούρια άμμο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sand krap
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sand krabba
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sand krabbe
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sand crab

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SAND CRAB»

The term «sand crab» is normally little used and occupies the 127.399 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SAND CRAB» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sand crab

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SAND CRAB»

Discover the use of sand crab in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sand crab and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Sand Crab Sentiments: A Tide Pool of Poetry
Sandy Haney's Sand Crab Sentiments is a collection of inspirational poetry that will encourage even the weariest Christian to keep looking forward and endure to the end.
Sandy Haney, 2010
2
Seashore Life of Southern California: An Introduction to the ...
This highly readable book has been for many years the handiest resource available for anyone wanting to explore that region's delights and mysteries.
Sam Hinton, 1987
3
Advances In Marine Biology
Phosphoglucoisomerase polymorphism and natural selection in the sand crab, Emerita talpoida. Evolution 31, 331–340. Cox, G. W. and Dudley, G. H. (1968). Seasonal pattern of reproduction of the sand crab, Emerita analoga, in Southern  ...
‎2003
4
Australian Fish Guide
The sand crab will often burrow into the sand. The sand crab can be a by-catch when using drop nets for blue swimmer crabs in places such as Geographe Bay in Western Australia, but they are rarely targeted. They are sometimes found in ...
Francis Bernard Prokop, Trevor Hawkins, Geoff Wilson, 2006
5
California's Living Marine Resources: A Status Report
This reduced catch should not be interpreted as a reduction in the size of the sand crab population. Sand crab populations are still robust, though they fluctuate annually depending on oceanic and climatic conditions. Instead, the reduced ...
‎2001
6
The Web Collection, Revealed Premium Edition: Adobe ...
3. Close the index page. 4. Place the insertion point immediately in front ofthe word “Reservations'L insert a paragraph break, press [f], insert cafe_logo.gif from the drive and folder where you store your Data Files, then type Sand Crab Cafe ...
Sherry Bishop, James Shuman, Elizabeth Reding, 2012
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The Facts on File Dictionary of Marine Science
Coral sand is powdery. Sand is used commercially as an aggregate in construction. Concrete is sand in a lime matrix. Sand is also mined for use as an abrasive. See sediment, silt. sand crab A crab of the genus Ocypoda that lives on beaches ...
Barbara Charton, John Tietjen, 2009
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Marjorie at Seacote
"I will next read the column of news, notes, and social events, as collected by our energetic and capable young reporter, the Sand Crab: '"The Queen and her lady- in-waiting went bathing in the ocean this morning. Our noble Queen was ...
Carolyn Wells, 2006
9
Operational and Environmental Consequences of Large ...
Estuar Coast Shelf Sci 19:217–230 Siegel PR, Wenner AM (1984) Abnormal reproduction of the sand crab, Emerita analoga (Stimpson) in the vicinity of a nuclear generating station in Southern California. Mar Biol 80:341–345 Siegel PR, ...
Sanjeevi Rajagopal, Henk A. Jenner, Vayalam P. Venugopalan, 2012
10
LIFE
Mr. Anttonen is right.— ED. Fiddler Crab Sirs: The crab which you have pictured on page 9 of the Feb. 5 issue would be called, along the coast of North Carolina, a sand crab, and not a fiddler. Our fiddler is a tiny crab, about an inch long or so ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SAND CRAB»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sand crab is used in the context of the following news items.
1
City sand crab poachers dobbed in at Lakes Entrance
Victorian fisheries officers allegedly snared four Melbourne people with more than 1000 crabs after a raid at Gippsland's Lakes Entrance at the weekend. «Weekly Times Now, Jul 15»
2
It's shell on earth when sand crabs molt along local beaches
The “dead” sand crabs actually were molted shells. Like any other invertebrate with exoskeletons, such as lobsters, these Pacific mole crabs (Emerita analoga) ... «The San Luis Obispo Tribune, Jun 15»
3
Sand crabs to scurry down moonlit beach
Headlamp-wearing runners will dash along South Padre Island beaches in the moonlight on Saturday, April 25 during the annual Sand Crab 5k & 10k Nighttime ... «Valley morning Star, Apr 15»
4
Fish Rap: Local, SoCal anglers all in at Perch Derby
A sellout crowd of 300 anglers participated in the 2015 Sand Crab Classic Perch Derby last weekend, the biggest turnout in 11 years. This derby is getting ... «Santa Cruz Sentinel, Mar 15»
5
Fish Rap: Anglers unite for Sand Crab Classic
Over 300 anglers will gather for the annual Sand Crab Classic Perch Derby at Portuguese Hall in Santa Cruz on Saturday. In its 11th year, this fishing ... «Santa Cruz Sentinel, Mar 15»
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Sand crabs and surfperch in Guadalupe
Sand crabs and surfperch in Guadalupe. BY SEAN MCNULTY. A surfperch-fishing tournament in Grover Beach drew crowds to a bait shop on Betteravia Road ... «Santa Maria Sun, Feb 15»
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Beyoncé sparks pregnancy rumours as she posts sand 'bump …
That said, put it this way - we once built ourselves a giant sand crab, but it didn't mean that by 11pm that night, it had come to life for us to ride around on. «Sugarscape, Jan 15»
8
Conditions align for crabbers
Good numbers of sand crabs having been moving through the river on the daily tide as far up as the Bli Bli bridge, but unfortunately many are still undersize. «The Sunshine Coast Daily, Dec 14»
9
Ocean Facts: The precarious life of a sand crab
Anyone who has dug their toes or fingers into the wet sand at the water's edge has no doubt unearthed a sand crab, a.k.a. sand flea or sand mole. These small ... «Asbury Park Press, Sep 14»
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Survey finds snapper, coral trout and sand crabs of concern
SNAPPER - one of Queensland's most popular fish species - is overfished and coral trout and sand crabs could be in trouble, according to Primary Industries ... «Courier Mail, Jun 13»

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