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noun
a pea crab, Pinnotheres ostreum, the female of which lives as a commensal within the mantle cavity of oysters.
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Origin of oyster crab
First recorded in 1750ā60
Words nearby oyster crab
oyster, Oyster Bay, oyster bed, oyster cap, oystercatcher, oyster crab, oyster cracker, oystered, oyster farm, oysterfish, oyster fork
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British Dictionary definitions for oyster crab
oyster crab
noun
any of several small soft-bodied crabs of the genus Pinnotheres, esp P. ostreum, that live as commensals in the mantles of oysters
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