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A crab of the genus pinnotheres. See Oyster crab, under Oyster.

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  1. n. A crab of the genus pinnotheres. See Oyster crab, under Oyster.
  2. A crab of the genus pinnotheres. See Oyster crab, under Oyster.
  3. pinnothere (plural pinnotheres) (obsolete) A small crab of the genus Pinnotheres, which live symbiotically in the shells of certain molluscs. [17th-19th c.]