kwukwatl’shun

kʷəkʷaƛ̓šən

crab: long-legged crab (edible in winter)

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kwukwatl’shun

kʷəkʷaƛ̓šən

Noun

long-legged crab

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Ethnobiological notes: The Alaska king crab is said to be called kwukwatl’shun in reference to its very long legs. This crab is sometimes encountered by fishermen in deep waters of the Gulf of Georgia. It is said that the Duncan people used to call the Nanaimo soccer players by this name, perhaps because they were such good runners.
Binomial name: [Paralithodes camtschatica (Tilesius)]

kwatl’	=shen