marbled crayfish

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marbled crayfish

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Calque of German Marmorkrebs, from Marmor (“marble”) + Krebs (“crab”).

noun marbled crayfish · marbled crayfishes · Marmorkrebs

uncountable Procambarus virginalis; an all-female species of crayfish that reproduces without sex.
Similar: Marmorkrebs, Procambarus virginalis, Procambarus fallax virginalis, Procambarus fallax forma virginalis
countable An individual of the species.

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@misc{marbled_crayfish_2026,
  title = {marbled crayfish},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/marbled%20crayfish},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}