Sally Lightfoot

noun

Sal·​ly Light·​foot

ˌsalēˈlītˌfu̇t

plural Sally Lightfoots

: a common active crab (Grapsus grapsus) living among rocks near or below the tide line in the West Indies and adjacent mainland

Word History

Etymology

sally from the name Sally

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