"hermit crab" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hermit crabs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} hermit crab (plural hermit crabs)
  1. A decapod crustacean (not a true crab) from the superfamily Paguroidea, which salvages empty seashells or other portable objects to permanently shelter and protect its soft abdomen. Wikipedia link: hermit crab Categories (lifeform): Anomurans Derived forms: thinstripe hermit crab Translations (crustacean): umang (Bikol Central), nakato (Bislama), рак пустинник (rak pustinnik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), bernat ermità [masculine] (Catalan), umang (Cebuano), 寄居蟹 (jìjūxiè) (Chinese Mandarin), 寄生蟹 (jìshēngxiè) (Chinese Mandarin), krab poustevníček [masculine] (Czech), poustevníček severský [masculine] (Czech), eremitkrebs [common-gender] (Danish), heremietkreeft [masculine] (Dutch), erakkorapu (Finnish), bernard-l’ermite [masculine] (French), cangrexo ermitán [masculine] (Galician), Einsiedlerkrebs [masculine] (German), πάγουρος (págouros) [masculine] (Greek), remeterák (Hungarian), faocha ghliomaigh [feminine] (Irish), portán sligreach [masculine] (Irish), paguro [masculine] (Italian), bernardo l’eremita [masculine] (Italian), 宿借り (Japanese), ヤドカリ (yadokari) (Japanese), pīnotērēs [masculine] (Latin), umang-umang (Malay), kāunga (Maori), waerau (Maori), eremittkreps [masculine] (Norwegian), bernat-l'ermita [masculine] (Occitan), buòu arput [masculine] (Occitan), piada [feminine] (Occitan), rak pustelnik [masculine] (Polish), krab pustelnik [masculine] (Polish), pustelnik [masculine] (Polish), bernardo-eremita [masculine] (Portuguese), рак-отше́льник (rak-otšélʹnik) [masculine] (Russian), partan-tuathal [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), rak samac [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), cangrejo ermitaño [masculine] (Spanish), eremitkräfta [common-gender] (Swedish), ปูเสฉวน (bpuu-sěe-chǔuan) (Thai), keşiş yengeci (Turkish), ốc mượn hồn (Vietnamese), cua kí cư (Vietnamese), cua ẩn sĩ (Vietnamese), cranc meddal [masculine] (Welsh), cranc meudwyol [masculine] (Welsh)

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      "word": "umang"
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      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "bpuu-sěe-chǔuan",
      "sense": "crustacean",
      "word": "ปูเสฉวน"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "crustacean",
      "word": "keşiş yengeci"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "crustacean",
      "word": "ốc mượn hồn"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "crustacean",
      "word": "cua kí cư"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "crustacean",
      "word": "cua ẩn sĩ"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "crustacean",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cranc meddal"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "crustacean",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cranc meudwyol"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hermit crab"
}

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