MACROPOD
\mˈakɹəpˌɒd], \mˈakɹəpˌɒd], \m_ˈa_k_ɹ_ə_p_ˌɒ_d]\
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Any one of a group of maioid crabs remarkable for the length of their legs; - called also spider crab.
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Any one of a group of maioid crabs remarkable for the length of their legs; - called also spider crab.
By Noah Webster.
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mak'ro-pod, adj. having long feet.--n. a long-legged or long-footed animal: one of the spider-crabs.--adjs. MACROP'ODAL, MACROP'ODAN, MACROP[=O]'DIAN, MACROP'ODOUS (bot.). [Gr. makros, long, pous, podos, a foot.]
By Thomas Davidson
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