scuttler
One who sinks
A scuttler is someone or something that scuttles—moves with quick, hurried steps, often low to the ground.
Crabs and beetles are natural scuttlers.
The word also applies to a person who scuttles a ship, deliberately sinking it by opening holes in the hull: The captain became the scuttler of his own vessel rather than let it be captured.
Flattened scavenging household insect
- beetleHard-winged insect
- silverfishNocturnal household insect pest
- earwigPincered nocturnal insect
- woodlouseTerrestrial isopod, gray-armored
centipede · millipede · ant · termite · spider · vermin · pest · creepy-crawly
Hurried small-stepped motion
- scamperQuick, light-footed dash
- dashQuick burst or pinch
- dartHandheld pointed projectile
- scrambleMix into disorder
skitter · hurry · rush · flee · zigzag · sideways · quick · hasty
cockroach
Flattened scavenging household insect
- beetleHard-winged insect
- silverfishNocturnal household insect pest
- earwigPincered nocturnal insect
woodlouse · centipede · millipede · ant · termite · spider · vermin · pest · creepy-crawly · antennae
scurry
Hurried small-stepped motion
scramble · skitter · hurry · rush · flee · zigzag · sideways · quick · hasty · furtive
ship
Seagoing transport vessel
wreck · hull · valve · seacock · scupper · abandon · deliberate · insurance · salvage · maritime
crustacean
Aquatic arthropod with exoskeleton
- decapodTen-appendaged arthropod or cephalopod
- carapaceProtective dorsal exoskeleton
- chelaePincer-like appendages
exoskeleton · sideways · pincer · claw · burrow · shore · beach · tidal · sand · mud
- coal scuttleContainer for solid fuel