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Where does “καρίς” come from?

καρίς (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κάραβος — a kind of beetle, probably a longhorn beetle; a...

καρίς (Ancient Greek): shrimp, prawn

Definitions

  1. shrimp, prawn

Ancestry of “καρίς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκάραβοςa kind of beetle, probably a longhorn beetle; a...

Words derived from “καρίς”

  • caridean
  • caris
  • γαριδάκι
  • γαρίδα
  • Caridea
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