O′cy‐po″di‐an, n. [Gr. ωκὔσ swift + πούσ, ποδόσ, foot.] (Zoöl.) One of a tribe of crabs which live in holes in the sand along the seashore, and run very rapidly, — whence the name.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.