Its Latin Name Means Beautiful Savory Swimmer

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	noun • bluish edible crab of Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of North America
	34%	5		Fragrant herb in the mint family, particularly good for drying, like its bouquet garni companion bay and its relatives lavender, marjoram, oregano, sage and savory
	noun • any of various mints of the genus Thymus • leaves can be used as seasoning for almost any meat and stews and stuffings and vegetables
	33%	11		The name 'Callinectes' is derived from Greek meaning 'beautiful swimmer'
	noun • New World blue crabs

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1	About whom Nabokov said "She was like the composition of a beautiful puzzle - its composition and its solution at the same time" New York Times - 19 Jan 2014	New York Times / 19 Jan 2014
2	An eye’s choroid layer that takes its name from the Latin for “grape”, for its resemblance to said berry Telegraph Giant General Knowledge - 29 Jul 2023	Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 29 Jul 2023
3	Fragrant herb in the mint family, particularly good for drying, like its bouquet garni companion bay and its relatives lavender, marjoram, oregano, sage and savory Telegraph Giant General Knowledge - 08 Jul 2023	Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 08 Jul 2023
4	From the Latin for “dove”, the flower, “granny’s bonnet”, with petals reminiscent of a flock of five doves, whose original Latin name, Aquilegia, alludes to its hook-like spurs, thought to resemble an eagle’s talons Telegraph Giant General Knowledge - 23 Sep 2023	Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 23 Sep 2023
5	Its scientific name literally means 'savory beautiful swimmer'
6	Its species name, pulchellus, means 'beautiful' in Latin
7	Proposed "fifth taste," which means "savory" in Japanese New York Times - 27 Jul 2008	New York Times / 27 Jul 2008

Its Latin Name Means Beautiful Savory Swimmer

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