Αστακός
Palinurus elephas
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- Language
- Greek
- Transliteration
- Astakos
- IPA
- /astaˈkos/
From Ancient Greek ἀστακός astakós (lobster, crayfish); origin uncertain, probably Pre-Greek substrate (Beekes) ↳ In Modern Greek, colloquial and restaurant usage extends αστακός astakós to the spiny lobster Palinurus elephas, alongside its formal fisheries sense for the true (clawed) lobster Homarus gammarus
European spiny lobster. Distinguished from true lobsters by lack of claws. Nocturnal, hides in rocky crevices. Highly prized.