Cambarus

noun

a genus of Astacidae

• Syn: ↑genus Cambarus

• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Astacidae, ↑family Astacidae, ↑Astacura

• Member Meronyms: ↑American crayfish

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\\ˈkambərəs\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, alteration (influenced by Late Latin gambarus, alteration of Latin cammarus) of Latin cammarus sea crab, lobster, from Greek kammaros; akin to Old Norse humarr lobster, Sanskrit kamaṭha tortoise, and probably to Latin camur curved — more at chamber

: a genus of crayfishes (family Astacidae) lacking pleurobranchiae, having a specialized sperm receptacle, and including the common large crayfishes of eastern No. America some of which (especially C. limosus) are used as food