Raninidae

plural noun

Ra·​nin·​i·​dae

rəˈninəˌdē

: a family of atypical elongated crabs (tribe Brachyura) that have existed since at least Cretaceous time and comprise the frog crabs

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Ranina, type genus + -idae

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