soldier crab

English

a soldier crab (Mictyris longicarpus )

Noun

soldier crab (plural soldier crabs)

1. Any of several species of crabs
   1. Pagurus bernhardus (common hermit crab), of Europe.
   2. Coenobita clypeatus (Caribbean hermit crab).
   3. Dotilla myctiroides, a true crab from South-east Asia.
   4. Any of several species of the genus Mictyris, an Indo-West Pacific genus of crabs, especially
      1. (Australia) Mictyris longicarpus

References

• soldier crab on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “soldier crab”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.