| 释义 |
di·og·e·nes crab
\dīˈäjə(ˌ)nēz-\ noun
Usage: usually capitalized D
Etymology: so called from its habit of living in an empty shell as Diogenes is reputed to have lived in a tub
: a terrestrial hermit crab (Cenobita diogenes) abundant in the West Indies and destructive to crops |