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purse crabs

purse crabs is the plural of purse crab.

Meaning of purse crab

Noun

purse crab (plural purse crabs)

  1. A crab of species Birgus latro, of Indo-Pacific islands.
    Synonyms:
    coconut crab, robber crab, palm thief, tree crab
  2. Any member of the family (Leucosiidae) of crabs characterized by an adult female having the abdomen formed into a hemispherical cup that snaps shut against the sternum to form a brood chamber for the eggs.

Questions about purse crabs

What is purse crabs the plural of?
Purse crabs is the plural of purse crab.

Words near purse crabs in the dictionary

  1. purry forn
  2. purs
  3. Pursat
  4. purse
  5. purse crab
  6. purse crabs
  7. purse net
  8. purse nets
  9. purse puppies
  10. purse puppy
  11. purse seine

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