Definition of wood crab
: an amphibious crab (Sesarma cinereum) that resembles the related fiddler crabs and lives on or about wharves or sometimes in mangrove swamps along the Atlantic coast of tropical America
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“Wood crab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wood%20crab. Accessed 20 Sep. 2021.
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