hermit crab
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The meaning (definition) of the word hermit crab
a crab that lives in a borrowed shell
The word hermit crab used in a sentence
“The hermit crab walked over my hand at the beach.”
The plural of the word hermit crab
hermit crabs
How the word hermit crab is said around the world
| French | bernard-l'hermite (ber-NAHR-ler-meet) |
| Spanish | cangrejo ermitaño (kahngg-RAY-khoh ayr-mee-TAH-nyoh) |
| Mandarin | 寄居蟹 (jee jew shyay) |
| Hindi | एकांतवासी केकड़ा (ay-kahnt-VAH-see KAYK-rah) |
| Arabic | سرطان البحر الناسك (SAH-rah-tahn ahl-BAHR ahn-NAH-seek) |
| Russian | рак-отшельник (RAH-ku-chel-nyeek) |
| Portuguese (EU) | caranguejo-eremita (kuh-ruhnngg-WAY-zhuu-ay-ri-mee-tuh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | caranguejo-eremita (kah-ruhnng-GAY-zhuu-ay-ray-mee-ta) |
| Japanese | ヤドカリ (yah-doh-KAH-ree) |
| German | Einsiedlerkrebs (EYEN-zeed-lurk-rayps) |
| Urdu | ہرمٹ کیکڑا (HU-ruh-muht KAYK-rah) |
| Punjabi | ਸੰਨਿਆਸੀ ਕੇਕੜਾ (suhn-ni-AH-see KAY-kuh-rah) |
| Korean | 소라게 (SOH-rah-gay) |
| Hebrew | סרטן נזיר (srtnuh nzeer) |
| Greek | ερημίτης κάβουρας (eh-ree-MEE-tees KAH-voo-rahs) |
| Dutch | heremietkrab (he-RAY-meetk-rahp) |
| Tagalog | umang (oo-MAHNG) |
| Vietnamese | cua ẩn sĩ (KOO-uh uhn see) |
| Turkish | keşiş yengeci (keh-SHEESH yehn-geh-JEE) |
| Persian | خرچنگ گوشهگیر (KHAHR-chahng GOO-shay-geer) |
| Polish | biernatek (byer-NAH-tek) |
| Ukrainian | рак-відлюдник (RAHG-veed-lyood-nik) |
| Bengali | হার্মিট ক্র্যাব (HAHR-meet krab) |
| Swedish | eremitkräfta (AY-ruh-mitk-ruhf-tah) |
| Italian | paguro (pah-GOO-roh) |
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