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Synonyms for coconut crab

  • noun

Most common

palm thief purse crab robber crab

All synonyms

Noun

palm thief, purse crab, robber crab

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Any of the species Birgus latro of large, terrestrial hermit crabs which live on the shores of the Indian Ocean and the central Pacific Ocean, feeding on fruits, nuts, seeds and coconut flesh.