Hoff crab

noun

A yeti crab of the species Kiwa tyleri, that inhabits deep-sea hydrothermal vents near Antarctica.

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Meanings

nounHoff crab (plural Hoff crabs)

plural Hoff crabs

  1. A yeti crab of the species Kiwa tyleri, that inhabits deep-sea hydrothermal vents near Antarctica.

Origin

From (the) Hoff, nickname of actor David Hasselhoff, with reference to the resemblance of his hairy chest to the crab's dense covering of ventral setae + crab.

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APA

Hoff crab. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hoff%20crab

MLA

“Hoff crab.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hoff%20crab. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hoff crab,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hoff%20crab.

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