pagurid

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

From translingual Paguridae (“family of right-handed hermit crabs”) or Pagurus (“type genus of hermit crabs”) +‎ -id.

Noun

pagurid (plural pagurids)

  1. (zoology) Any of the hermit crabs of family Paguridae, a right-handed hermit crab.
  2. (zoology) Any hermit crab, any member of superfamily Paguroidea.

Synonyms

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