adjective
- of or relating to hermit crabs or the family Paguridae
Usage: zoology; technical
noun
- a hermit crab; a crustacean of the family Paguridae
Usage: zoology; technical
Examples
- The pagurian lifestyle involves carrying a shell for protection.
- Scientists studied pagurian behavior in tide pools.
- This pagurian species prefers shells of a specific size.
- The museum's marine exhibit featured several pagurians.
- Pagurian crabs are commonly found along rocky coastlines.