horseshoe crab in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for horseshoe crab in the English»Italian Dictionary

Translations for horseshoe crab in the Italian»English Dictionary

Translations for horseshoe crab in the English»Italian Dictionary

horseshoe [Brit ˈhɔːsʃuː, ˈhɔːʃʃuː, Am ˈhɔr(s)ˌʃu] N

I.crab1 [Brit krab, Am kræb] N

3. crab (louse) → crab louse

III.crab1 <forma in -ing crabbing, pt, pp crabbed> [Brit krab, Am kræb] VB trans AVIAT

IV.crab1 <forma in -ing crabbing, pt, pp crabbed> [Brit krab, Am kræb] VB intr NAUT

See also crab louse

crab2 [Brit krab, Am kræb] N

crab → crab apple

See also crab apple

I.crab3 <forma in -ing crabbing, pt, pp crabbed> [Brit krab, Am kræb] VB intr (complain)

II.crab3 <forma in -ing crabbing, pt, pp crabbed> [Brit krab, Am kræb] VB trans (spoil)

horseshoe crab in the PONS Dictionary

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Horseshoe crab normally swim upside down, inclined at about 30 to the horizontal and moving at about 10-15cm/s mph.
en.wikipedia.org
A batch of horseshoe crab fossils show that the critters are about 25 million years older than was previously thought.
www.cbsnews.com
As horseshoe crab populations dropped considerably in the 1990s, so did the numbers of red knots.
www.udel.edu
Since the plan was adopted, increases have been noted in segments of the horseshoe crab population.
www.udel.edu
The adult and baby crabs frequently molt, meaning shed their shells, and empty horseshoe crab shells are scattered along all the barrier islands.
blog.al.com
If they are kept moist, the horseshoe crab can live on land for many hours.
en.wikipedia.org
The horseshoe crab is a hardy sea creature.
qz.com
Their ability to go on a sustained eating binge while at the bay is due entirely to another creature: the horseshoe crab.
www.npr.org
Fossils show that the horseshoe crab dates back to around 450 million years ago and has changed very little over the last 250 million years.
www.wired.co.uk
Horseshoe crab habitat for spawning is also of concern.
www.mcclatchydc.com

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