Krebstier
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German
Etymology
Krebs "crab/cancer" + Tier "animal"
Pronunciation
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Noun
Krebstier n (strong, genitive Krebstieres or Krebstiers, plural Krebstiere)
- crustacean
- Synonym: Krustazee m
- Zu den Schalen- und Krustentieren werden verschiedene Arten von essbaren Weichtieren, Krebstieren und Stachelhäutern gezählt.
- Shellfish include various species of edible molluscs, crustaceans, and echinoderms.
Declension
Declension of Krebstier
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Krebstier | die | Krebstiere |
| genitive | eines | des | Krebstieres, Krebstiers | der | Krebstiere |
| dative | einem | dem | Krebstier, Krebstiere1 | den | Krebstieren |
| accusative | ein | das | Krebstier | die | Krebstiere |
1Now rare, see notes.
Hyponyms
Related terms
- Schalentier n
- Krabbe f