'Diogenes' crab' definitions:

Definition of 'Diogenes' crab'

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  • Diogenes \Di*og"e*nes\, n. A Greek Cynic philosopher (412?-323 B. C.) who lived much in Athens and was distinguished for contempt of the common aims and conditions of life, and for sharp, caustic sayings. [1913 Webster]
  • Diogenes' crab (Zool.), a species of terrestrial hermit crabs (Cenobita Diogenes), abundant in the West Indies and often destructive to crops.
  • Diogenes' tub, the tub which the philosopher Diogenes is said to have carried about with him as his house, in which he lived. [1913 Webster]