释义 |
sponge crab noun 1. : a female crab bearing an egg mass 2. : any of several crabs commonly found in association with sponges: as a. (1) : grass crab (2) : a crab of the group Dromiacea that decorates its back with sponges or ascidians b. : any of several hermit crabs of the Pacific coast of No. America that excavate their homes in a living sponge (Suberites latus) |