Galathea

Translingual

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Γαλάθεια (Galátheia, given name), a variant of Ancient Greek Γαλάτεια (Galáteia, given name), from Ancient Greek γᾰ́λᾰ (gắlă, “milk”) +‎ Ancient Greek -ειᾰ (-eiă, feminine suffix).

Coined by Danish zoologist Johan Christian Fabricius in 1793.

Proper noun

Galathea f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Galatheidae – certain squat lobsters.

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