Marmorkrebs

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English

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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.

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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.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 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.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of Marmorkrebs
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Marmorkrebs die Marmorkrebse
genitive eines des Marmorkrebses der Marmorkrebse
dative einem dem Marmorkrebs, Marmorkrebse1 den Marmorkrebsen
accusative einen den Marmorkrebs die Marmorkrebse

1Now rare, see notes.

Descendants

  • English: Marmorkrebs
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