glass-crab

English

Alternative forms

glass crab

Noun

glass-crab (plural glass-crabs)

  1. A mollusk of the genus Palinurus and allied genera, during its larval state (phyllosoma) which is remarkable for its thinness and transparency. It was formerly thought to be a separate organism in the family Phyllosoma

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