pagurid
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From translingual Paguridae (“family of right-handed hermit crabs”) or Pagurus (“type genus of hermit crabs”) + -id.
Noun[edit]
pagurid (plural pagurids)
- (zoology) Any of the hermit crabs of family Paguridae, a right-handed hermit crab.
- (zoology) Any hermit crab, any member of superfamily Paguroidea.
Synonyms[edit]
- (any species of Paguridae): pagurian, right-handed hermit crab
- (any species of Paguroidea): hermit crab, paguroid