nécora

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Galician[edit]

Nécoras

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unknown. Perhaps from Arabic,[1] but likely from a substrate language, as many fish and crustaceans names.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

nécora f (plural nécoras)

  1. velvet crab (Necora puber)

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “noca, nácar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Spanish[edit]

Noun[edit]

nécora f (plural nécoras)

  1. velvet crab

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