OCYPODIAN

O`cy*po"di*an, n. Etym: [Gr. 'wky`s swift + poy`s, podo`s, foot.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: One of a tribe of crabs which live in holes in the sand along the seashore, and run very rapidly, -- whence the name.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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9 May 2025

RIGHT

(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”


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“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States

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