pagurian

pagurian
/peuh gyoor"ee euhn/, n.
1. a hermit crab, esp. of the genus Pagurus.
adj.
2. pertaining to or characteristic of a hermit crab.
[1830-40; < NL Pagur(us) the type genus (L: crab < Gk págouros, equiv. to pág(os) rock, something hard + our(á) tail + -os n. suffix) + -IAN]

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