Marmorkrebs

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From German Marmorkrebs (marbled crayfish).

Noun

Marmorkrebs (plural Marmorkrebs)

  1. Synonym of marbled crayfish.
    • 2009, Gerhard Scholtz, Arkhat Abzhanov, Frederike Alwes, Caterina Biffis, Julia Pint, Crustacean Issues 18: Decapod Crustacean Phylogenetics, CRC Press, page 39:
      Development of the 2nd maxilla and the scaphognathite in the parthenogenetic Marmorkrebs (Astacida).
    • 2015, Steffen Harzsch, Jakob Krieger, Zen Faulkes, Evolutionary Developmental Biology of Inverterbrates, Vol. 4 - Ecdysozoa II: "Crustacea", Springer, page 106:
      When Marmorkrebs, the parthogenetic marbled crayfish, were discovered, researchers immediately recognised their great potential to become an emerging model organism.
    • 2016, Catherine Souty-Grosset, Biology and Ecology of Crayfish, CRC Press, page 54:
      They tested various generations of a Marmorkrebs population by microsatellite markers and found that all specimens were identical in their allelic composition.

German

Etymology

Compound of Marmor (marble) + Krebs (crab).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmaʁmoːɐ̯ˌkʁeːps/
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Noun

Marmorkrebs m (strong, genitive Marmorkrebses, plural Marmorkrebse)

  1. marbled crayfish.
    • 1975, Kulturpolitische Korrespondenz, Issues 238-256, Ostdeutscher Kulturrat:
      Gewiß berichtet Habe immer wieder vom Marmorkrebs, der durch die Berührung des Steins mit Abgasen entsteht.
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    • 2005, DATZ: Aquarien Terrarien, volume 58, Verlag Eugen Ulmer, page 23:
      So warde erst kürzlich bestätigt, dass sich der Marmorkrebs (Procambarus sp.) mittels Jungfernzeugung reproduziert.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 2008, Monique Schwitter, Ohren haben keine Lider, page 157:
      Dann hat sie den Sonnengott Horus geboren, wie ein Marmorkrebs, aus sich selbst heraus.
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Declension

Descendants

  • English: Marmorkrebs
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