Grapsidae

plural noun

Grap·​si·​dae
-səˌdē
: a cosmopolitan family of crabs including pelagic and littoral and shore crabs as well as a few that have adapted to a strictly terrestrial or to a freshwater mode of life see grapsus

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Grapsus, type genus + -idae

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“Grapsidae.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Grapsidae. Accessed 16 Dec. 2024.

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