araignée de mer

Maja squinado
#nm_0571📍 France
Language
French
Transliteration
araignee de mer
IPA
/aʁɛɲe də mɛʁ/

Compound: araignée + de mer araignée: spider, de mer: of the sea ↳ araignée from Old French araigne, from Latin aranea (spider)

Large spider crab with a spiny reddish carapace reaching about 20 cm across, and long slender legs. Found in the north-east Atlantic and the Mediterranean.