ἀστακός
Homarus gammarus
#nm_0378📍 Ancient Greece
- Language
- Ancient Greek
- Transliteration
- astakos
- IPA
- /as.ta.kós/
Origin uncertain, probably Pre-Greek substrate (Beekes) ↳ Often analysed as a derivative of ὀστέον ostéon (bone), but this is highly improbable
European lobster, a large clawed marine crustacean. Blue-black above and yellowish below, turning red only when cooked; the claws are unequal, a heavy rounded crusher and a sharp-edged cutter. Grows to 60cm and 5-6kg, though most caught are 23-38cm. Shelters in holes and crevices on rocky or hard-mud bottoms of the continental shelf, feeding on crabs, molluscs, sea urchins and worms.
Alternates: Αστακός (Greece)