PAGURUS

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Meaning:

Type genus of the family Paguridae

Synonyms:

genus Pagurus; Pagurus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Pagurus" is a kind of...):

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Pagurus"):

hermit crab (small soft-bodied marine crustaceans living in cast-off shells of gastropods)

Holonyms ("Pagurus" is a member of...):

family Paguridae; Paguridae (hermit crabs)