merirapu

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • Norway lobster, Dublin Bay prawn, langoustine, Nephrops norvegicus crustacean related to lobster, found in northeast Atlantic to the level of Faroe Islands and Norway, and in the western Mediterranean
  • scampi meat of this crustacean, "scampi" may also refer to meat of some other species

Etymology

Compound from Finnish meri (sea, of sea, marine) + Finnish rapu (crayfish, of crab, crab).

Origin

Finnish

rapu

Gloss

crayfish, of crab, crab

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

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