"portunid" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: portunids [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} portunid (plural portunids)
  1. Any crab of the family Portunidae; a swimming crab. Wikipedia link: Portunidae Categories (lifeform): Crabs Synonyms (crab of family Portunidae): swimming crab
    Sense id: en-portunid-en-noun-vxJ4qziq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Occurrence of portunids in the stratigraphic units mentioned above can be associated with shallow waters and neritic coastal paleoenvironments over sandy and soft bottom, beaches, estuaries, and marginal lagoons with sea grass and mangrove protected areas. Portunids are swimmers and back-burrowers.",
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