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marbled crayfish

marbled crayfish noun: procambarus virginalis; an all-female species of crayfish that reproduces without sex.

marbled crayfish: procambarus virginalis; an all-female species of crayfish that reproduces without sex
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Noun

marbled crayfish (countable and uncountable, plural marbled crayfish or marbled crayfishes)

  1. (uncountable) Procambarus virginalis; an all-female species of crayfish that reproduces without sex.
    Synonyms:
    Marmorkrebs, Procambarus virginalis, Procambarus fallax virginalis, Procambarus fallax forma virginalis
  2. (countable) An individual of the species.

Synonyms of marbled crayfish

  • Marmorkrebs
  • Procambarus virginalis
  • Procambarus fallax virginalis
  • Procambarus fallax forma virginalis

Forms of marbled crayfish

pluralmarbled crayfish
pluralmarbled crayfishes
alternative formMarmorkrebs

Origin of marbled crayfish

Calque of German Marmorkrebs, from Marmor (“marble”) + Krebs (“crab”).

Questions about marbled crayfish

What does marbled crayfish mean?
Marbled crayfish means procambarus virginalis; an all-female species of crayfish that reproduces without sex.
What part of speech is marbled crayfish?
Marbled crayfish is a noun.
What is the plural of marbled crayfish?
The plural of marbled crayfish is marbled crayfish.

Words near marbled crayfish in the dictionary

  1. marble-hearted
  2. marble-still
  3. marbled
  4. marbled cat
  5. marbled cats
  6. marbled crayfish
  7. marbled duck
  8. marbled ducks
  9. marbled eel
  10. marbled eels
  11. marbled frog

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