Carcinoplax

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek καρκῐ́νος (karkĭ́nos, “crab”) +‎ -plax (suffix describing goneplacid crabs, based on the type genus Goneplax, from Ancient Greek πλάξ (pláx), literally “something flat and broad”).

Proper noun

Carcinoplax f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Goneplacidae – certain crabs.

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