καβουρομάνα
Maja squinado
#nm_0574📍 Greece
- Language
- Greek
- Transliteration
- Kavouromana
- IPA
- /kavuroˈmana/
Compound: κάβουρας + μάνα κάβουρας kávouras: crab, μάνα mána: mother, for its unusually large size compared to other crabs ↳ κάβουρας from Byzantine Greek κάβουρας, from Koine Greek κάβουρος kávouros, from Ancient Greek πάγουρος págouros (a type of crab) ↳ μάνα from Koine Greek μάννα (a nursery word for mother)
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.