"Hoff crab" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Hoff crabs [plural]
Etymology: From (the) Hoff, nickname of actor David Hasselhoff, with reference to the resemblance of his hairy chest to the crab's dense covering of ventral setae + crab. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Hoff crab (plural Hoff crabs)
  1. A species of lobster, Kiwa tyleri, that inhabits deep-sea hydrothermal vents near Antarctica. Wikipedia link: David Hasselhoff Categories (lifeform): Anomurans

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