soldier crab

1. Any of several species of crabs

   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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