Usually means: Crustacean that inhabits secondhand shells.
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  1. hermit crab: Merriam-Webster
  2. hermit crab: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. hermit crab: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. hermit crab: Collins English Dictionary
  5. hermit crab: Vocabulary.com
  6. hermit-crab, hermit crab: Wordnik
  7. hermit crab: Wiktionary
  8. hermit crab: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  9. hermit crab: Infoplease Dictionary
  10. Hermit crab, hermit crab: Dictionary.com
  11. Hermit Crab, Hermit crab: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  12. hermit crab: Rhymezone
  13. hermit crab: FreeDictionary.org
  14. hermit crab: Mnemonic Dictionary
  15. hermit crab: TheFreeDictionary.com
  16. hermit crab: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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  1. Hermit-crab, hermit crab: Encyclopedia

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  1. hermit crab: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (hermit crab)

noun:  A decapod crustacean (not a true crab) from the superfamily Paguroidea, which salvages empty seashells or other portable objects to permanently shelter and protect its soft abdomen.

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