pop

Inherited from Latin polypus, from Ancient Greek πολύπους (polúpous).


elm

From Latin helmus, elmus. First attested in the 13th century.

Semicassis saburon (helmet snail found in the Mediterranean and eastern Atlantic)


cauri

Ultimately from Hindi कौड़ी (kauṛī, “cowry”), perhaps via English or French.


quitó

From Ancient Greek χιτών (khitṓn, “tunic”).


ostra

Borrowed from Portuguese ostra, from Latin ostrea.


calamar

→ Spanish: calamar

Borrowed from Italian calamaro, from Latin calamārius.


porcellana

cowrie (gastropod of the family Cypraeidae, known for their glossy hard shells)


aluda

From Latin lōlīgō. Compare Galician lura, Portuguese lula.


mol·lusc

ca-noun

mol·lusc m (plural mol·luscs or mol·luscos)


xona

type of small land snail (Iberus gualtieranus alonensis) endemic to the Iberian Peninsula


cargolí

a small snail, especially the common periwinkle (Littorina littorea)


popet

Vam entrar al Monumental a fer el vermut i menjar popets.

1962, Mercè Rodoreda, La plaça del diamant:

We went into the Monumental to have aperitifs and eat octopus.

The young of the curled octopus (Eledone cirrhosa) eaten as food.


esclop

Probably from a crossing of Latin sculponeus (“clog”) (see sculponea) and Vulgar Latin *excloppus, from Late Latin cloppus. Compare Old French clop, cf. also Romanian șchiop, Italian zoppo.


caragol

Uncertain. Possibly from *caracōlus, via metathesis, dissimilation and change of stress of Vulgar Latin *cochleār, Latin cochlea (“snail”), from Ancient Greek κοχλίας (kokhlías, “spiral, snail shell”). Cognate with Spanish and Portuguese caracol (“snail”) Compare with cullera (“spoon”). Alternatively, possibly of pre-Roman Indo-European origin.


canana

Perhaps a variant of dialectal canada, from cana, archaic form of canya (“reed, cane”).

European flying squid (Todarodes sagittatus)


vaqueta

Hydnum repandum
Hydnum repandum#Translingual


reineta

Pseudotachea splendida, a species of land snail.


navalla

the sword razor (Ensis ensis), a prized species of razor clam


llimac

From a presumed masculine variant of Vulgar Latin limāca, from Latin līmāx.


musclo

Inherited from Old Catalan musclo, from Latin mūsculus. Doublet of múscul (“muscle”) and muscle (“shoulder”).


morralet

From morral + -et, because of its resemblance to a horse's nosebag.

Sepiola rondeletii
Wikispecies:Sepiola rondeletii

the dwarf bobtail squid (Sepiola rondeletii)


pagellida

[pə.ʒəˈʎi.ðə]

From Latin patella, influenced in form by pagell (“porgy”).

a limpet, especially the common European limpet


barretet

Umbilicus rupestris
Umbilicus rupestris#Translingual

(in the plural) navelwort (Umbilicus rupestris)


clòtxina

Perhaps from Vulgar Latin *clocila, from earlier Latin cochlea (“clam”), or from clotxa (“carapace”) + -ina.

Mytilus edulis
Mytilus edulis#Translingual


ostra perlera

ca-noun

ostra perlera f (plural ostres perleres)

From ostra (“oyster”) + perlera, feminine form of perler (“pearl [relational]”).

a pearl oyster, particularly the Gulf pearl oyster


navalla recta

navalla recta f (plural navalles rectes)

either of two closely-related species of razor clam, the jackknife clam (Ensis minor) or the pod razor (Ensis siliqua)


mareperla

a mollusk shell which contains mother-of-pearl, particularly that of a pearl oyster


catxel

Possibly a diminutive of *catxa, variant of cassa (“ladle”), from a pre-Roman root *katti, or from earlier *catxil, from Latin conchylium (“shellfish”), in which case a doublet of conquilla.


tellerina

Blend of tellina (“tellin”) + tallarina (“tagliatelle”).


conquilla

Inherited from Latin conchȳlium, from Ancient Greek κογχύλιον (konkhúlion), diminutive of κόγχος (kónkhos, “mussel, cockle”). Cognate with Italian conchiglia.

(sports) athletic cup (US), box (UK) (piece of protective gear which covers the genitals)


ostra portuguesa

ca-noun

ostra portuguesa f (plural ostres portugueses)

Portuguese oyster (Crassostrea angulata)


ostra japonesa

ostra japonesa f (plural ostres japoneses)


ballaruga

[bə.ʎəˈɾu.ɣə]


llebre de mar

a sea hare, especially the spotted sea hare (Aplysia punctata)


caragol de Borgonya

caragol de Borgonya m (plural caragols de Borgonya)


caragol cristià

caragol cristià m (plural caragols cristians)

Otala punctata, a type of edible snail found in the Catalan Countries.


caragolí comú

caragolí comú m (plural caragolins comuns)


avellanenc

ca-adj

avellanenc (feminine avellanenca, masculine plural avellanencs, feminine plural avellanenques)

avellanenca (feminine)
avellanencs (masculine plural)
avellanenques (feminine plural)

[ə.βə.ʎəˈnɛŋ]

[ə.və.ʎəˈnəŋk]

(Valencia) resembling a hazelnut in colour or shape, nut-brown


musclo barbat

ca-noun

musclo barbat m (plural musclos barbats)

Modiolus barbatus
Wikispecies:Modiolus barbatus

bearded horse mussel (Modiolus barbatus)


musclo zebrat

musclo zebrat m (plural musclos zebrats)


pop gegant del Pacífic Nord

pop gegant del Pacífic Nord m (plural pops gegants del Pacífic Nord)

giant Pacific octopus
giant Pacific octopus


pop gegant

giant octopus (member of the genus Enteroctopus)


passamar

Verb-object compound, composed of passa (“passes through”) + mar (“sea”).

ca-verb-obj

(Valencia) European flying squid (Todarodes sagittatus)


pinta de Venus

ca-noun

pinta de Venus f (plural pintes de Venus)