ノコギリガザミ

noun

mud crab; mangrove crab; swimming crab

Refers specifically to the species Scylla serrata, a large edible crab found in mangrove swamps and estuaries. In Japanese, it is often distinguished from other swimming crabs.

• ノコギリガザミはマングローブ林りんに生せい息そくする大おお型がたのカニです。

  The mud crab is a large crab that inhabits mangrove forests.

• 市いち場ばで生いきたノコギリガザミを買かった。

  I bought a live mud crab at the market.