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pea crab

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noun

any of several tiny crabs of the family Pinnotheridae, the female of which lives as a commensal in the shells of bivalve mollusks.

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Origin of pea crab

First recorded in 1830–40
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British Dictionary definitions for pea crab

pea crab

noun

any of various globular soft-bodied crabs of the genus Pinnotheres and related genera that live commensally in the mantles of certain bivalves
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