marmorkrebs

English

Noun

marmorkrebs (plural marmorkrebs)

  1. Alternative form of Marmorkrebs
    • 2012, Julian Reynolds, Catherine Souty-Grosset, Management of Freshwater Biodiversity: Crayfish as Bioindicators, Cambridge University Press, page 107:
      The marbled crayfish or marmorkrebs was discovered in hobbyists' aquaria in Germany in the mid-1990s, and since then has been introduced into Germany and Austria through the aquarium trade.
    • 2018, “New crayfish that doesn't need males to mate becomes all-powerful”, in BBC News:
      But with the species able to reproduce exponentially within a few months, people began releasing unwanted crayfish - also known as marmorkrebs - into ponds and lakes across Europe, creating the thriving wild populations seen today.
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