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pagurid

pagurid noun: any of the hermit crabs of family Paguridae, a right-handed hermit crab.

pagurid: any of the hermit crabs of family Paguridae, a right-handed hermit crab
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Noun

pagurid (plural pagurids)

  1. Any of the hermit crabs of family Paguridae, a right-handed hermit crab.
    Synonyms:
    pagurian, a right-handed hermit crab
  2. Any hermit crab, any member of superfamily Paguroidea.

Synonyms of pagurid

Forms of pagurid

pluralpagurids

Origin of pagurid

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

Questions about pagurid

What does pagurid mean?
Pagurid means any of the hermit crabs of family Paguridae, a right-handed hermit crab.
What part of speech is pagurid?
Pagurid is a noun.
What is the plural of pagurid?
The plural of pagurid is pagurids.

Words near pagurid in the dictionary

  1. Paguios
  2. Pagul
  3. paguma
  4. pagumas
  5. pagurian
  6. pagurid
  7. pagurids
  8. paguroid
  9. paguroids
  10. pagus
  11. Pagėgiai

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