Pagurid Definition

pəgyyo͝orid, pagyo͝orid
noun
Any of a family (Paguridae) of marine decapods that have a soft, asymmetrical abdomen and inhabit empty snail shells; hermit crab.
Webster's New World
adjective
Of or pertaining to the pagurids.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Pagurid

Noun

Singular:
pagurid
Plural:
pagurids

Origin of Pagurid

  • Pagurus (“type genus of hermit crabs") +"Ž -id

    From Wiktionary