oyster crab

/ˌɔɪstər kræb/
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Other forms: oyster crabs

Definitions of oyster crab
  1. noun
    tiny soft-bodied crab living within the mantle cavity of oysters
    synonyms: Pinnotheres ostreum
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    type of:
    pea crab
    tiny soft-bodied crab living commensally in the mantles of certain bivalve mollusks
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