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Carcinus

Carcinus

9.9
A group of crabs that includes the green shore crab found on many coasts
  • proper noun
  • Specialized
: Carcinus
  • To illustrate our point, we focus on one particular species, the European green (or shore) crab (Carcinus maenas).

Examples

  • The European green crab, Carcinus maenas, is known for its invasive behavior along the Atlantic coast.

  • In tidal pools, you can often find Carcinus crabs hiding among the rocks.

  • Researchers studied Carcinus to understand its impact on local marine ecosystems.

Surface Forms

Carcinus main

Etymology

Carcinus comes from the old Greek word karkinos, which means 'crab'. So the name simply means 'crab' and is used as the scientific name for a group of crabs, and you can also see the same root in the word cancer, because people long ago thought tumors looked like a crab.