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pagurid definition

pa·gu·rid (pə gyo̵or′id, pag′yo̵̅o̅ rid)

noun

any of a family (Paguridae) of marine decapods that have a soft, asymmetrical abdomen and inhabit empty snail shells; hermit crab

Etymology: < ModL Paguridae < L pagurus, kind of crab (< Gr pagouros < base of pagos, hard object + oura, tail) + -id

adjective

of or pertaining to the pagurids
Also pagurian pa·gu′·rian (-ē ən)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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