The Collaborative International Dictionary
Polybius Henslowii
Nipper \Nip"per\, n.
One who, or that which, nips.
A fore tooth of a horse. The nippers are four in number.
A satirist. [Obs.]
--Ascham.A pickpocket; a young or petty thief. [Old Cant]
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(Zo["o]l.)
The cunner.
A European crab ( Polybius Henslowii).
Wikipedia
Polybius henslowii
Polybius henslowii is a species of crab, the only species in the genus Polybius. It is a capable swimmer and feeds in open water in the north-east Atlantic Ocean and western Mediterranean Sea.