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PAGURIDAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Paguridae mean? 

PAGURIDAE (noun)
  The noun PAGURIDAE has 1 sense:

1. hermit crabsplay

  Familiarity information: PAGURIDAE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PAGURIDAE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Hermit crabs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

family Paguridae; Paguridae

Hypernyms ("Paguridae" is a kind of...):

arthropod family (any of the arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Paguridae"):

genus Pagurus; Pagurus (type genus of the family Paguridae)

Holonyms ("Paguridae" is a member of...):

Decapoda; order Decapoda (lobsters; crayfish; crabs; shrimps; prawns)


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