"Atlantic ghost crab" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Atlantic ghost crabs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Atlantic ghost crab}} Atlantic ghost crab (plural Atlantic ghost crabs)
  1. Burrowing crab of the species Ocypode quadrata Wikipedia link: Atlantic ghost crab Categories (lifeform): Crabs Translations (Ocypode quadrata): agûarausá (Old Tupi), guaruçá [Brazil, masculine] (Portuguese), maria-farinha [Brazil, feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-Atlantic_ghost_crab-en-noun-PpFwByRO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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