soldier crab

noun

Common hermit crab (Pagurus bernhardus), of Europe.

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Meanings

nounsoldier crab (plural soldier crabs)

plural soldier crabs

  1. Any of several species of crabs
    1. Common hermit crab (Pagurus bernhardus), of Europe.
    2. Caribbean hermit crab (Coenobita clypeatus).
    3. Any member of the species Dotilla myctiroides, a true crab from South-east Asia.
    4. Any member of the species Mictyris longicarpus, of the Indo-West Pacific.
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Chicago

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