"fiddler crab" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fiddler crabs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} fiddler crab (plural fiddler crabs)
  1. a genus of crab in which the male has one hugely enlarged claw (genus Uca). Wikipedia link: fiddler crab Categories (lifeform): Crabs Translations (Uca (genus of crab in which males have one oversized claw)): crabe appelant (French), Winkerkrabbe [feminine] (German), tesoura [feminine] (Portuguese), chama-maré [masculine] (Portuguese)

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