GENUS LEPAS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Lepas mean? 

• GENUS LEPAS (noun)
  The noun GENUS LEPAS has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the family Lepadidae

  Familiarity information: GENUS LEPAS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS LEPAS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the family Lepadidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Lepas; Lepas

Hypernyms ("genus Lepas" is a kind of...):

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "genus Lepas"):

goose barnacle; gooseneck barnacle; Lepas fascicularis (stalked barnacle that attaches to ship bottoms or floating timbers)

Holonyms ("genus Lepas" is a member of...):

family Lepadidae; Lepadidae (goose barnacles)