coconut crab
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of coconut crab
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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There’s also the coconut crab, a type of hermit crab whose claw is so strong it can grip with a force 50 percent greater than a wolf’s jaw.
From Salon ● Dec. 31, 2024
The island has startling natural beauty, from lush vegetation to pristine white beaches, and is also home to the world’s biggest terrestrial arthropod - the coconut crab.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2024
The video of the golf club-loving coconut crab was captured at a golf course on Christmas Island, an Australian territory in the Indian Ocean.
From Fox News ● Jan. 5, 2022
We can also better picture how a shell-toting hermit ancestor eventually gave rise to large free-living king crab by considering the lifestyle of the coconut crab.
From New York Times ● May 23, 2011
The coconut crab, once a delicacy of the atolls, is now inedible because it has retained such a high level of strontium 90.
From Time Magazine Archive
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