ερημίτης κάβουρας
Pagurus bernhardus
#nm_0568📍 Greece
- Language
- Greek
- Transliteration
- Erimitis Kavouras
- IPA
- /eriˈmitis ˈkavuras/
Compound: ερημίτης + κάβουρας ερημίτης erēmítēs: hermit, κάβουρας kávouras: crab ↳ ερημίτης from Ancient Greek ἐρημίτης erēmítēs (of the desert), from ἔρημος érēmos (desert, deserted) ↳ κάβουρας from Byzantine Greek κάβουρας, from Koine Greek κάβουρος kávouros, from Ancient Greek πάγουρος págouros (a type of crab)
Hermit crab that occupies empty gastropod shells for protection, its soft asymmetric abdomen having no hard covering of its own. Found in the north-east Atlantic from the intertidal zone to about 500 m depth.
Same species, different names
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erakkorapuFinland
hermit crabInternational
keşiş yengeciTurkey
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