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brightly spotted crab of sandy beaches of the Atlantic coast of the United States

1. : a brightly spotted swimming crab (Ovalipes ocellatus) that is very common on the sandy shores of the Atlantic coast of the United States

2. : a crab (Portunus puber) of the English coasts that is closely related and similar to the American lady crab

a brightly speckled swimming crab, Ovalipes ocellatus, of sandy beaches along the Atlantic coast of the U.S. Also called calico crab.

[1880-85]

lady crab,

any of various crabs, especially a species common on the Atlantic coast of the United States; calico crab.