pea crab

pea crab
noun
tiny soft-bodied crab living commensally in the mantles of certain bivalve mollusks
Hypernyms: ↑crab
Hyponyms: ↑oyster crab, ↑Pinnotheres ostreum
Member Holonyms: ↑Pinnotheres, ↑genus Pinnotheres

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noun
: a minute commensal crab of the family Pinnotheridae living in bivalve mollusks; especially : a European crab (Pinnotheres pisum) found in mussels and cockles and regarded as a great delicacy — compare oyster crab

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any of several tiny crabs of the family Pinnotheridae, the female of which lives as a commensal in the shells of bivalve mollusks.
[1830-40]

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pea crab,
any one of certain small crabs that live in the mantle cavities of certain mollusks.

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n. another term for oyster crab

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  • Pea crab — Pea Pea, n.; pl. {Peas}or {Pease}. [OE. pese, fr. AS. pisa, or OF. peis, F. pois; both fr. L. pisum; cf. Gr. ?, ?. The final s was misunderstood in English as a plural ending. Cf. {Pease}.] 1. (Bot.) A plant, and its fruit, of the genus {Pisum},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pea-crab — peaˈ crab noun A little round crab (genus Pinnotheres) that lives symbiotically in lamellibranch shells • • • Main Entry: ↑pea …   Useful english dictionary

  • Pea crab — Taxobox name = Pea crab image width = 250px image caption = Pinnotheres pisum ♂ regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Crustacea classis = Malacostraca ordo = Decapoda subordo = Pleocyemata infraordo = Brachyura familia =… …   Wikipedia

  • pea crab — any of several tiny crabs of the family Pinnotheridae, the female of which lives as a commensal in the shells of bivalve mollusks. [1830 40] * * * ▪ crustacean  any member of a genus (Pinnotheres) of crabs (order Decapoda) living in the mantle… …   Universalium

  • pea crab — /ˈpi kræb/ (say pee krab) noun a small semiparasitic crab of the family Pinnotheridae, which inhabits the branchial cavities of molluscs and tunicates …  

  • New Zealand pea crab — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …   Wikipedia

  • Pea — Pea, n.; pl. {Peas}or {Pease}. [OE. pese, fr. AS. pisa, or OF. peis, F. pois; both fr. L. pisum; cf. Gr. ?, ?. The final s was misunderstood in English as a plural ending. Cf. {Pease}.] 1. (Bot.) A plant, and its fruit, of the genus {Pisum}, of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pea berry — Pea Pea, n.; pl. {Peas}or {Pease}. [OE. pese, fr. AS. pisa, or OF. peis, F. pois; both fr. L. pisum; cf. Gr. ?, ?. The final s was misunderstood in English as a plural ending. Cf. {Pease}.] 1. (Bot.) A plant, and its fruit, of the genus {Pisum},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pea bug — Pea Pea, n.; pl. {Peas}or {Pease}. [OE. pese, fr. AS. pisa, or OF. peis, F. pois; both fr. L. pisum; cf. Gr. ?, ?. The final s was misunderstood in English as a plural ending. Cf. {Pease}.] 1. (Bot.) A plant, and its fruit, of the genus {Pisum},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pea coal — Pea Pea, n.; pl. {Peas}or {Pease}. [OE. pese, fr. AS. pisa, or OF. peis, F. pois; both fr. L. pisum; cf. Gr. ?, ?. The final s was misunderstood in English as a plural ending. Cf. {Pease}.] 1. (Bot.) A plant, and its fruit, of the genus {Pisum},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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