marbled crayfish
nounEtymology Calque of German Marmorkrebs, from Marmor (“marble”) + Krebs (“crab”).
1
Procambarus virginalis; an all-female species of crayfish that reproduces without sex.
2
An individual of the species.
- Synonyms
- Marmorkrebs, Procambarus virginalis, Procambarus fallax virginalis, Procambarus fallax forma virginalis
- Hypernyms
- decapod, crustacean, crayfish, Procambarus, Procambarus fallax