Καβούρι
Cancer pagurus
#nm_0110📍 Greece
- Language
- Greek
- Transliteration
- Kavouri
- IPA
- /kavoˈiri/
From Byzantine Greek κάβουρας kávouras (crab) ↳ From Koine Greek κάβουρος kávouros (crab) ↳ From Ancient Greek πάγουρος págouros (a kind of crab)
Edible or brown crab of the northeast Atlantic, from Norway to North Africa. Oval reddish-brown carapace with a crimped 'pie crust' edge and black-tipped claws, reaching 25cm across and 3kg. Nocturnal bottom-dweller on coarse ground, mud and sand down to about 100m, feeding on molluscs and smaller crustaceans.