πεταλοκάβουρας
Limulus polyphemus
#nm_0597📍 Greece
- Language
- Greek
- Transliteration
- Petalokavouras
- IPA
- /petalokaˈvuras/
Compound: πέταλο + κάβουρας πέταλο pétalo: horseshoe, κάβουρας kávouras: crab ↳ πέταλο from Ancient Greek πέταλον pétalon (leaf, flat plate), extended in Modern Greek to mean horseshoe ↳ κάβουρας from Byzantine Greek κάβουρας, from Koine Greek κάβουρος kávouros, from Ancient Greek πάγουρος págouros (a type of crab)
Atlantic horseshoe crab, a chelicerate arthropod (not a true crab) with a horseshoe-shaped carapace and a long spike-like tail. Found along the western Atlantic coast of North America.