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Definition: Podophthalmus vigil
Sentinel
\Sen"ti*nel\, n. [F. sentinelle (cf. It. sentinella);
probably originally, a litle path, the sentinel's beat,, and
a dim. of a word meaning, path; cf. F. sente path. L. semita;
and OF. sentine, sentele, senteret, diminutive words. Cf.
Sentry.]
1. One who watches or guards; specifically (Mil.), a soldier
set to guard an army, camp, or other place, from surprise,
to observe the approach of danger, and give notice of it;
a sentry.
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The sentinels who paced the ramparts. --Macaulay.
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2. Watch; guard. [Obs.]
“That princes do keep due
sentinel.” --Bacon.
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3. (Zo["o]l.) A marine crab (
Podophthalmus vigil) native of
the Indian Ocean, remarkable for the great length of its
eyestalks; -- called also
sentinel crab.
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