PAGURID

Etymology

Noun

pagurid (plural pagurids)

(zoology) Any of the hermit crabs of family Paguridae, a right-handed hermit crab.

(zoology) Any hermit crab, any member of superfamily Paguroidea.

Synonyms

• (any species of Paguridae): pagurian, right-handed hermit crab

• (any species of Paguroidea): hermit crab, paguroid

Source: Wiktionary



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According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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