单词	hermit crab
释义	hermit crab noun : any of numerous chiefly marine small decapod crustaceans (especially families Diogenidae, Paguridae, and Parapaguridae) having soft asymmetrical abdomens and occupying the empty shells of gastropods Illustration of hermit crab Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Crafted out of a hermit crab shell, a googly eye and a pair of pink Polly Pocket tennis shoes, Marcel the Shell leaves an outsize impression that belies his one-inch stature. Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 30 June 2022 Activities include ball games, hermit crab hunting, picnics, storytelling, Fijian dance and language lessons, and more. Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 19 June 2022 The hermit crab shells found in this survey were heavily damaged, and researchers suggested this was a sign of cannibalism or competition for lodging among hermit crabs that were stuck. Sherry Liang, CNN, 29 Oct. 2021 In rough weather, however, Derreumaux will have to climb inside the cabin and hunker down like a hermit crab rather than power through. Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 May 2021 Take the king crab’s ancestor, for instance—the hermit crab. Sara Kiley Watson, Popular Science, 14 Dec. 2020 She’s like a creature of the earth, a veritable human hermit crab. Justin Chang Film Critic, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2020 In the mix there was a giant hermit crab, a polar bear taking a selfie next to a narwhal, a mushroom cap, Mr. Potato Head, Snoopy and an octopus emerging from the pages of an open book and gripping its tentacles around a submarine. Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Mar. 2020 That may make hermit crabs one of the first animals known to experience wealth inequality. Elizabeth Preston, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2019 See More Word History First Known Use 1735, in the meaning defined above Kids Definition hermit crab noun : a small crab that lives in the empty shells of mollusks (as snails)
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