Diogenes crab
noun
Di·og·e·nes crab
dīˈäjə(ˌ)nēz-
: a terrestrial hermit crab (Cenobita diogenes) abundant in the West Indies and destructive to crops
Word History
Etymology
so called from its habit of living in an empty shell as Diogenes is reputed to have lived in a tub
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