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1. 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.
2. 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. Diogenes' crab (Zoöl.), 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.
3. A Greek Cynic philosopher (412-323 B. C.) who lived much inAthens and was distinguished for contempt of the common aims andconditions of life, and for sharp, caustic sayings. Diogenes' crab(Zoöl.), 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 tohave carried about with him as his house, in which he lived.
4. n an ancient Greek philosopher and Cynic who rejected social conventions (circa 400-325 BC)