hermit crab
A decapod crustacean from the superfamily Paguroidea, which salvages empty seashells…A decapod crustacean (not a true crab) from the superfamily Paguroidea, which salvages empty seashells or other portable objects to permanently shelter and protect its soft abdomen.
» Look, look! On the branch of the orange tree, there is a blue hermit crab!
Kuck mal! Kuck mal! Da ist ein blauer Einsiedlerkrebs auf dem Orangenbaum!
Meaning
1 sensesA decapod crustacean (not a true crab) from the superfamily Paguroidea, which salvages empty seashells or other portable objects to permanently shelter and protect its soft abdomen.
Einsiedlerkrebs
рак-отше́льникrak-otšélʹnik
рак-самітникrak-samitnyk
- small soft-bodied marine crustaceans living in cast-off shells of gastropods
Examples
1 sentencesLook, look! On the branch of the orange tree, there is a blue hermit crab!
deKuck mal! Kuck mal! Da ist ein blauer Einsiedlerkrebs auf dem Orangenbaum! — Yorwba
Translations
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Forms
plural: hermit crabs| Singular | hermit crab |
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