Definition
A genus of large land crabs, particularly the red land crab found in the Caribbean.
Etymology
Scientific Latin genus name derived from Greek 'gekos' (gecko) and 'karkinos' (crab), suggesting an early taxonomic connection between geckos and these crabs.
Kelly Says
The red land crab (Gecarcinus ruricola) makes epic migrations of up to 2 kilometers to the ocean to spawn, navigating by Earth's magnetic field and the position of the sun!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ገካርሲንስ
GEH-kar-sin-as
ARالعربية
جيكارسينوس
ji-kar-sin-us
BNবাংলা
গেকারসিনাস
GEH-kar-sin-as
CACatalà
gecarcinus
ZHEH-kar-sin-us
CSČeština
gecarcinus
ZHEH-kar-sin-us
DADansk
gecarcinus
ZHEH-kar-sin-us
DEDeutsch
gecarcinus
ZHEH-kar-sin-us
ELΕλληνικά
γεκαρσινός
ye-kar-sin-os
ESEspañol
gecarcinus
ZHEH-kar-sin-us
FAفارسی
گِکارسینس
gī-kar-sin-s
FISuomi
gecarcinus
ZHEH-kar-sin-us
FRFrançais
gecarcinus
ZHEH-kar-sin-us
GUGU
ગેકાર્સિનસ
GEH-kar-sin-as
HAHA
gecarcinus
ZHEH-kar-sin-us
HEעברית
ג'קרסינוס
GEH-kar-sin-os
HIहिन्दी
गेकार्सीनस
GEH-kar-sin-as
HUMagyar
gecarcinus
ZHEH-kar-sin-us
IDBahasa Indonesia
gecarcinus
ZHEH-kar-sin-us
IGIG
gecarcinus
ZHEH-kar-sin-us
ITItaliano
gecarcinus
ZHEH-kar-sin-us
JA日本語
ゲカルシヌス
GE-kar-shi-nus
KKKK
гекарсин
GEH-kar-sin
KMKM
គេការស៊ីន
GEH-kar-sin
KO한국어
게칼시누스
GE-kal-si-nus
MRMR
गेकार्सीनस
GEH-kar-sin-as
MSBahasa Melayu
gecarcinus
ZHEH-kar-sin-us
MYမြန်မာ
ဂေကာစင်း
GEH-ka-sin
NLNederlands
gecarcinus
ZHEH-kar-sin-us
NONorsk
gecarcinus
ZHEH-kar-sin-us
PAPA
ਗੇਕਾਰਸਿਨਸ
GEH-kar-sin-as
PLPolski
gecarcinus
ZHEH-kar-sin-us
PTPortuguês
gecarcinus
ZHEH-kar-sin-us
RORomână
gecarcinus
ZHEH-kar-sin-us
RUРусский
гекарцин
GEH-kar-tsin
SVSvenska
gecarcinus
ZHEH-kar-sin-us
SWKiswahili
gecarcinus
ZHEH-kar-sin-us
TAதமிழ்
கேகார்சினஸ்
KEH-kar-sin-as
TEతెలుగు
గెకర్సినస్
GEH-kar-sin-as
THไทย
เกการ์ซินัส
GEH-kar-sin-as
TLTL
gecarcinus
ZHEH-kar-sin-us
TRTürkçe
gecarcinus
ZHEH-kar-sin-us
UKУкраїнська
гекарцин
GEH-kar-tsin
URاردو
جیکارسینوس
ji-kar-sin-us
VITiếng Việt
gecarcinus
ZHEH-kar-sin-us
YOYO
gecarcinus
ZHEH-kar-sin-us
ZH中文
盖卡尔辛斯
gài kǎ'ěr xīnsī
ZUZU
gecarcinus
ZHEH-kar-sin-us