OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 29857

hermit crab

Meanings (ES + gloss)
cangrejo ermitaño
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.
In the U.S., Akers would like to see all hermit crabs legally reclassified as exotic pets, like an alligator or an ocelot, so their sale and ownership could be regulated. To her, e…
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