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PRAUNUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Praunus mean?
• PRAUNUS (noun)
The noun PRAUNUS has 1 sense:
1. a genus of Mysidae
Familiarity information: PRAUNUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of Mysidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Praunus; Praunus
Hypernyms ("Praunus" is a kind of...):
arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "Praunus"):
opossum shrimp (shrimp-like crustaceans whose females carry eggs and young in a pouch between the legs)
Holonyms ("Praunus" is a member of...):
family Mysidae; Mysidae (small shrimp-like crustaceans)
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