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soldier crabs

soldier crabs is the plural of soldier crab.

Meaning of soldier crab

Noun

soldier crab (plural soldier crabs)

  1. Common hermit crab (Pagurus bernhardus), of Europe.
  2. Caribbean hermit crab (Coenobita clypeatus).
  3. Any member of the species Dotilla myctiroides, a true crab from South-east Asia.
  4. Any member of the species Mictyris longicarpus, of the Indo-West Pacific.

Questions about soldier crabs

What is soldier crabs the plural of?
Soldier crabs is the plural of soldier crab.

Words near soldier crabs in the dictionary

  1. soldi
  2. soldier
  3. soldier beetle
  4. soldier beetles
  5. soldier crab
  6. soldier crabs
  7. soldier flies
  8. soldier fly
  9. soldier of fortune
  10. soldier of misfortune
  11. soldier on

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