Hoff crab

English

Etymology

From (the) Hoff, nickname of actor David Hasselhoff, with reference to the resemblance of his hairy chest to the crab's dense covering of ventral setae + crab.

Noun

Hoff crab (plural Hoff crabs)

1. A species of lobster, Kiwa tyleri, that inhabits deep-sea hydrothermal vents near Antarctica.