coconut crabs

A form of coconut crab — Any of the species Birgus latro of large, terrestrial hermit crabs which live on the shores of the Indian Ocean and the central Pacific Ocean, feeding on fruits, nuts, seeds and coconut flesh.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of coconut crab
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