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ASTACUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Astacus mean?
• ASTACUS (noun)
The noun ASTACUS has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the family Astacidae; Old World crayfish
Familiarity information: ASTACUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the family Astacidae; Old World crayfish
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Astacus; genus Astacus
Hypernyms ("Astacus" is a kind of...):
arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "Astacus"):
ecrevisse; Old World crayfish (small crayfish of Europe and Asia and western North America)
Holonyms ("Astacus" is a member of...):
Astacidae; Astacura; family Astacidae (crayfish)
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