Astacus
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See also: astacus
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Astacus m
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Crustacea – subphylum; Malacostraca – class; Eumalacostraca – subclass; Eucarida – superorder; Decapoda – order; Pleocyemata - suborder; Astacidea - infraorder; Astacoidea - superfamily; Astacidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Astacus astacus (European crayfish) - type species
Derived terms
- Astacoides
- Astacopsis
- Atlantoastacus
- Caspiastacus
- Euastacus
- Gramastacus
- Pacifastacus
- Parastacus
- Pontastacus
- Samastacus
- Virilastacus
References
Astacus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Astacus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Astacus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈas.ta.kus/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈas.ta.kus/,
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄστακος (Ástakos), Ἀστακός (Astakós).
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Astacus f sg (genitive Astacī); second declension
- A city on the west coast of Acarnania
Declension
Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Astacus |
| genitive | Astacī |
| dative | Astacō |
| accusative | Astacum |
| ablative | Astacō |
| vocative | Astace |
| locative | Astacī |
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄστακος (Ástakos).
Proper noun
Astacus m sg (genitive Astacī); second declension
- The father of Menalippus
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Astacus |
| genitive | Astacī |
| dative | Astacō |
| accusative | Astacum |
| ablative | Astacō |
| vocative | Astace |
References
- “Astăcus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Astăcus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Astacus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Astacus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly