sponge crab

noun

Any of the crabs in the family Dromiidae, which carry pieces of live sponge to hide under.

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Meanings

nounsponge crab (plural sponge crabs)

plural sponge crabs

  1. Any of the crabs in the family Dromiidae, which carry pieces of live sponge to hide under.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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