decorator crab

noun

A crab of certain species within the superfamily Majoidea that decorate their bodies with materials from the environment to hide from, or ward off, predators.

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Meanings

noundecorator crab (plural decorator crabs)

plural decorator crabs

  1. A crab of certain species within the superfamily Majoidea that decorate their bodies with materials from the environment to hide from, or ward off, predators.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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