pagurid

Definitions


[], (Noun)

Definitions:
- A decapod crustacean of the family Paguridae or (more widely) the superfamily Paguroidea, including hermit crabs.


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Origin:
late 19th century; earliest use found in Thomas Stebbing (1835–1926), zoologist and Church of England clergyman. From scientific Latin Paguridae, family name from Pagurus + -idae


[], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- Of, relating to, or characteristic of the hermit crab family Paguridae or superfamily Paguroidea.


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Origin:
late 19th century; earliest use found in Thomas Stebbing (1835–1926), zoologist and Church of England clergyman. From scientific Latin Paguridae, family name from Pagurus + -idae




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