Thelphusa

noun

Thel·​phu·​sa

thelˈfyüsə

: a genus (the type of the family Thelphusidae) of freshwater crabs living in or on river banks in warm countries

thelphusian

(ˈ)thel¦fyüsēən

-üshən

adjective or noun

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