pea crab


noun
  1. any of several tiny crabs of the family Pinnotheridae, the female of which lives as a commensal in the shells of bivalve mollusks.

Origin of pea crab

1
First recorded in 1830–40

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pea crab

noun
  1. any of various globular soft-bodied crabs of the genus Pinnotheres and related genera that live commensally in the mantles of certain bivalves

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