paddle crab (padlkrab)

A crab whose legs are flattened like the blade of a paddle and used for swimming; a swimming-crab. The common edible crab of the United States, Cal linectes has tatus, is an example. Also pad example. dling-crab. See cut on following page. paddle-end (pad'l-end), n. A feature or element of ornamental design, consisting of an paddle-end Paddle-crab ( Call i nec tes has tatus). oval enlargement at the end of a line or band enlargement resembling the handle of a spoon. paddle-fish (pad'l-fish), n. The spoon-billed sturgeon, Polyodon (or Spatular i a ) spatula, a ganoid fish of the family Polyodontidæ (or Spatu lariidæ ), attaining a length of five or six feet, A B Paddle-fish (Polyodon spatula). A, under view; B , side view. abundant in the Mi i ippi river and its larger tributaries. It has a very long spatulate or paddle-like projection of the snout; the body resembles a sturgeon's, but is scalele ; 15 or 20 fulcra are appre ed to the upper margin of the caudal fin. Also called spoon - billed cat and duck- billed cat, in reference to the salient feature of the snout and some fancied resemblance to a catfish.