Carcinus
See also: carcinus
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek καρκίνος (karkínos, “crab”)
Proper noun
Carcinus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Portunidae – most notoriously, the highly invasive species Carcinus maenas, of European origin.
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; Brachyura - infraorder; Eubrachyura - section; Heterotremata - subsection; Portunoidea - superfamily; Portunidae - family; Carcininae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Carcinus maenas (green crab, shore crab) - type species; Carcinus aestuarii - other species
References
- Carcinus at World Register of Marine Species
- Carcinus on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Carcinus at Encyclopedia of Life
- Carcinus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Carcinus at Fossilworks
Latin
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkar.ki.nus/, [ˈkar.kɪ.nʊs]
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Carcinus |
| Genitive | Carcinī |
| Dative | Carcinō |
| Accusative | Carcinum |
| Ablative | Carcinō |
| Vocative | Carcine |
References
- Carcinus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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