marbled crayfish
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editCalque of German Marmorkrebs, from Marmor (“marble”) + Krebs (“crab”).
Noun
editmarbled crayfish (countable and uncountable, plural marbled crayfish or marbled crayfishes)
- (uncountable) Procambarus virginalis; an all-female species of crayfish that reproduces without sex.
- (countable) An individual of the species.
Synonyms
edit- Marmorkrebs
- Procambarus virginalis
- Procambarus fallax virginalis
- Procambarus fallax forma virginalis
Hypernyms
edit- decapod
- crustacean
- crayfish
- Procambarus
- Procambarus fallax (when treated as a subspecies or breed)