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Definition of: Paguridae
(pə·gy
r′ə·dē) noun plural
A family of crustaceans containing the hermit crabs. [<NL <L pagurus a kind of crab <Gk. pagouros <pagos a fixed thing (<pēgnynai fasten) + oura a tail]
—pa·gu′ri·an (-ē·ən), pa·gu·rid (pə·gyr′id, pag′yə·rid) adjective & noun
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