coconut crab

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A terrestrial hermit crab of species Birgus latro, that lives on the shores of the Indian Ocean and the central Pacific Ocean and feeds on fruits, nuts, seeds and coconut flesh.

Equivalents

Españolcangrejo de los cocoteros

Françaiscrabe de cocotier

DeutschKokosdieb Kokosnussdieb Palmendieb

12 more languages

Catalàcranc dels cocoters

Suomikookosrapu palmurosvo

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻipāpaʻi niu

Bahasa Indonesiaketam kenari

Italianogranchio del cocco granchio latro

日本語まっかん蟹椰子蟹

한국어야자집게

Nederlandsklapperdief

Portuguêscaranguejo-dos-coqueiros ladrão-de-coco

Русскийкоко́совый краб па́льмовый вор

తెలుగుకొబ్బరి పీత

Tiếng Việtcua dừa

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

coconut cream Coconut Creek coconut doggy coconut embryo coconut geranium coconut grater

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