Ocypodian

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ocypodian \O`cy*po"di*an\, n. [Gr. 'wky`s swift + poy`s, podo`s,
     foot.] (Zool.)
     One of a tribe of crabs which live in holes in the sand along
     the seashore, and run very rapidly, -- whence the name.
     [1913 Webster]