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pagurian

American  
[puh-gyoor-ee-uhn] / pəˈgyʊər i ən /

noun

  1. a hermit crab, especially of the genus Pagurus.

adjective

  1. pertaining to or characteristic of a hermit crab.

pagurian British  
/ pəˈɡjʊərɪd, ˈpæɡjʊrɪd, pəˈɡjʊərɪən /

noun

  1. any decapod crustacean of the family Paguridae, which includes the hermit crabs

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adjective

  1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Paguridae

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Etymology

Origin of pagurian

1830–40; < New Latin Pagur ( us ) the type genus ( Latin: crab < Greek págouros, equivalent to pág ( os ) rock, something hard + our ( á ) tail + -os noun suffix) + -ian

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