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coconut crab
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coconut crab
n.
A large terrestrial hermit crab (Birgus latro) that can climb trees and that feeds on carrion and vegetation.


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Other highlights include pademelons, small marsupial relatives of the kangaroo native to New Guinea, and coconut crabs from Guam that can grow to the size of dinner plates.
PACIFIC SWELL TROPICAL ISLAND ANIMALS AND CULTURE IN FULL BLOOM AT ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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