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coconut crab

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 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.

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  • Catalan: cranc dels cocoters — Birgus latro
  • Cebuano: tatus — Birgus latro
  • Chinese Mandarin: 椰子蟹 (yēzixiè) — Birgus latro
  • Czech: krab palmový — Birgus latro
  • Dutch: klapperdief — Birgus latro
  • Esperanto: kokoskrabo — Birgus latro
  • Finnish: palmurosvo — Birgus latro
  • French: crabe de cocotier — Birgus latro
  • German: Palmendieb — Birgus latro
  • German: Kokosdieb — Birgus latro
  • German: Kokosnussdieb — Birgus latro
  • Hawaiian: pāpaʻi niu — Birgus latro
  • Hungarian: pálmatolvaj — Birgus latro
  • Indonesian: ketam kenari — Birgus latro
  • Italian: granchio del cocco — Birgus latro
  • Italian: granchio latro — Birgus latro
  • Ivatan: tatus — Birgus latro
  • Japanese: 椰子蟹 (yashigani) — Birgus latro
  • Japanese: まっかん蟹 (makkangani) — Birgus latro
  • Korean: 야자집게 (yajajipge) — Birgus latro
  • Malay: ketam kelapa — Birgus latro
  • Marshallese: barulep — Birgus latro
  • Mokilese: opup — Birgus latro
  • Navajo: atʼaʼ yiltʼąąʼí yąąh dah sidáhígíí — Birgus latro
  • Pohnpeian: emp — Birgus latro
  • Polish: krab palmowy — Birgus latro
  • Portuguese: caranguejo-dos-coqueiros — Birgus latro
  • Portuguese: ladrão-de-coco — Birgus latro
  • Russian: па́льмовый вор (pálʹmovyj vor) — Birgus latro
  • Russian: коко́совый краб (kokósovyj krab) — Birgus latro
  • Spanish: cangrejo de los cocoteros — Birgus latro
  • Telugu: కొబ్బరి పీత (kobbari pīta) — Birgus latro
  • Vietnamese: cua dừa — Birgus latro
  • Woleaian: yaff — Birgus latro
  • Yapese: qayuuy — Birgus latro