GC: n
S: FAO – http://www.fao.org/fishery/species/2627/en (last access: 26 July 2016); IMR – http://www.imr.no/temasider/skalldyr/taskekrabbe/en (last access: 26 July 2016).
N: 1. edible (adj): 1590s, from Late Latin edibilis «eatable,» from Latin edere «to eat,» from PIE root *ed- «to eat» (source also of Sanskrit admi «I eat;» Greek edo «I eat;» Lithuanian edu «I eat;» Hittite edmi «I eat,» adanna «food;» Old Irish ithim «I eat;» Gothic itan, Old Swedish and Old English etan, Old High German essan «to eat;» Avestan ad- «to eat;» Armenian utem «I eat;» Old Church Slavonic jasti «to eat,» Russian jest «to eat»).
crab (n): crustacean, Old English crabba, from a general Germanic root (compare Dutch krab, Old High German krebiz, German Krabbe, Old Norse krabbi «crab»), related to Low German krabben, Dutch krabelen «to scratch, claw,» from PIE root *gerbh- «to scratch, carve».
2. A large pinkish-brown European crab with black-tipped pincers, typically found in inshore waters and caught for food.
3. brown crab: Scientific name: Cancer pagurus. Also know as: Edible Crab.
Size: Up to 11 inches (27cm) across carapace
Distribution: Found throughout the North East Atlantic.
The brown crab is a large species of crab found all around the British Isles. It is extremely commercially valuable meaning that a significant fishery has built up to catch this species.
4. edible crab: trade name recommended by the «Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales» and by Fisheries and Oceans Canada.
5. Cultural Interrelation: We can refer to this informative and well-illustrated book The Edible Crab and its Fishery in British Waters by Eric Edwards.
S: 1. Etymonline – http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=edible+crab (last access: 26 July 2016). 2. OD – http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/edible-crab (last access: 26 July 2016). 3. Britseafish – http://britishseafishing.co.uk/brown-crab-2/ (last access: 26 July 2016). 4. TERMIUM PLUS – http://goo.gl/SZ6KKU (last access: 26 July 2016). 5. GR – https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/541045.The_Edible_Crab_and_Its_Fishery_in_British_Waters (last access: 3 October 2024).
SYN: brown crab
S: Britseafish – http://britishseafishing.co.uk/brown-crab-2/ (last access: 26 July 2016)
CR: arthropod, crustacean, scampi, sea, spider crab, spiny lobster.