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Polybius Henslowii

Nipper \Nip"per\, n.

  1. One who, or that which, nips.

  2. A fore tooth of a horse. The nippers are four in number.

  3. A satirist. [Obs.]
    --Ascham.

  4. A pickpocket; a young or petty thief. [Old Cant]

  5. (Zo["o]l.)

    1. The cunner.

    2. A European crab ( Polybius Henslowii).

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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.