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

Words nearby pea crab

peacock-flower, peacock ore, peacock plant, peacock's tail, peacock worm, pea crab, peafowl, peag, pea green, peahen, pea jacket

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How to use pea crab in a sentence

Someone called him a hermit crab lurking in the halls of the United Nations.
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These days they are occasional meteorological irruptions, white river mists, not dense and toxic industrial pea-soupers.
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When we meet, Yeonmi is impeccably dressed in a red pea coat and heels, her long hair pulled back in a ponytail.
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“This poor guy has a pea coat on,” he says, pointing to a well-dressed youngster in the front row.
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There were jokes about Winston shoplifting crab legs earlier this year.
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With this company he had rendered valiant service in the campaign which ended with the battle of Pea Ridge.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
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
He is a Confederate soldier who was cruelly wounded at Pea Ridge, and found his way here.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn

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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