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FAMILY PALAEMONIDAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does family Palaemonidae mean?
• FAMILY PALAEMONIDAE (noun)
The noun FAMILY PALAEMONIDAE has 1 sense:
1. prawns
Familiarity information: FAMILY PALAEMONIDAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Prawns
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
family Palaemonidae; Palaemonidae
Hypernyms ("family Palaemonidae" is a kind of...):
arthropod family (any of the arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "family Palaemonidae"):
genus Palaemon; Palaemon (type genus of the family Palaemonidae; widely distributed genus)
Holonyms ("family Palaemonidae" is a member of...):
Natantia; suborder Natantia (shrimp; prawns; etc.)
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