PARALITHODES

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Paralithodes mean? 

• PARALITHODES (noun)
  The noun PARALITHODES has 1 sense:

1. a genus of Lithodidae

  Familiarity information: PARALITHODES used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PARALITHODES (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A genus of Lithodidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Paralithodes; Paralithodes

Hypernyms ("Paralithodes" is a kind of...):

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Paralithodes"):

Alaska crab; Alaska king crab; Alaskan king crab; king crab; Paralithodes camtschatica (large edible crab of northern Pacific waters especially along the coasts of Alaska and Japan)

Holonyms ("Paralithodes" is a member of...):

family Lithodidae; Lithodidae (deep-sea crabs of cold waters)