gecarcinian

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gecarcinian - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Gecarcinian \Ge`car*cin"i*an\ (j[=e]`k[aum]r*s[i^]n"[i^]*an), n.
     [Gr. gh^ earth + karki`nos crab.] (Zool.)
     A land crab of the genus Gecarcinus, or of allied genera.
     [1913 Webster]