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noun
1.
a hermit crab, especially of the genus Pagurus.
adjective
2.
pertaining to or characteristic of a hermit crab.
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Pagurians
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Origin:
1830–40; < Neo-Latin Pagur(us) the type genus (Latin: crab < Greek págouros, equivalent to pág(os) rock, something hard + our(á) tail + -os noun suffix) + -ian
1830–40; < Neo-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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