coconut crab

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noun

a large, terrestrial crab, Birgus latro, of islands in the South Pacific, that feeds on coconuts.

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Also called palm crab, purse crab, tree crab.

Origin of coconut crab

First recorded in 1895–1900

Words nearby coconut crab

COCOM, cocomat, co-conspirator, coconut, coconut butter, coconut crab, coconut cream, coconut ice, coconut matting, coconut milk, coconut oil

How to use coconut crab in a sentence

These days, I’ve felt a lot like a defenseless young coconut crab when I scuttle from my cluttered home, panicked if I don’t have what I need at hand.
I Can’t Wait to Chaotically Pack Again|Erin Berger|March 30, 2021|Outside Online
The coconut crab is the world’s largest terrestrial arthropod, a terrifying creature that reaches up to three feet in length and in many ways resembles an unsettlingly substantial spider.
I Can’t Wait to Chaotically Pack Again|Erin Berger|March 30, 2021|Outside Online
Sports drinks and coconut water, which is lower in sugar, can also redeem electrolytes lost while drinking, says White.
5 Hangover Cures to Save You After a Few Too Many|DailyBurn|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Someone called him a hermit crab lurking in the halls of the United Nations.
The Man Who Invented the Word ‘Genocide’|Nina Strochlic|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST

His cannabis-infused menus range from truffle tuna casserole and coconut chicken to French toast and omelets.
Meet the Julia Child of Weed|Justin Jones|November 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A boiling brew is scooped into makeshift bowls—hollowed out coconut halves.
Bye Bye Latté, Hello Guayusa: Why The Amazon Holds the Secret to a Cleaner, Healthier Caffeine|Brandon Presser|August 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There were jokes about Winston shoplifting crab legs earlier this year.
Jameis Winston's Inevitable #epicfail|Gideon Resnick|August 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Leo stood in front of the Crab, and the half darkness allowed him a glimpse of that vast blue-black back, and the motionless eyes.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling
In the middle of his singing he felt the cold touch of the Crab's claw on the apple of his throat.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling
“Follow me, Mr Larks,” he said, turning and descending the ladder sailor-fashion—which means crab-wise.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands|R.M. Ballantyne
She would miss the car and raise a hullabaloo, and maybe crab the whole thing in the start.
Cabin Fever|B. M. Bower
The crab begins by tearing the husk, fiber by fiber, and always from that end under which the three eye-holes are situated.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge|Various