Thelphusian

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

  Thelphusian \Thel*phu"si*an\, n. [Gr. ? nipple + ? to blow, to
     puff.] (Zool.)
     One of a tribe of fresh-water crabs which live in or on the
     banks of rivers in tropical countries.
     [1913 Webster]