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coconut crab

 
–noun
a large, terrestrial crab, Birgus latro, of islands in the South Pacific, that feeds on coconuts.
Also called palm crab, purse crab, tree crab.

Origin:
1895–1900
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palm crab  
n.  A large crab (Birgus latro) of the islands of the South Pacific that lives in burrows and feeds mainly on coconuts.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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