ˈzan(t)thəˌdē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Xanthus, type genus (from Greek xanthos yellow) + -idae
: the largest family of crabs (superfamily Brachyrhyncha) comprising chiefly small littoral or shallow water marine crabs with oval carapaces armed with spines or lobes along the anterolateral margin and including the edible stone and coral crabs