purse crab

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purse crab (plural purse crabs)

  1. A crab of species Birgus latro, of Indo-Pacific islands.
  2. Any of family (Leucosiidae) of crabs characterized by an adult female having the abdomen formed into a hemispherical cup that snaps shut against the sternum to form a brood chamber for the eggs.

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