sponge crab

noun

1

: a female crab bearing an egg mass

2

: any of several crabs commonly found in association with sponges: such as

a(1)

: grass crab

(2)

: a crab of the group Dromiacea that decorates its back with sponges or ascidians

b

: any of several hermit crabs of the Pacific coast of North America that excavate their homes in a living sponge (Suberites latus)

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