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MACROCHEIRA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Macrocheira mean?
• MACROCHEIRA (noun)
The noun MACROCHEIRA has 1 sense:
1. giant crabs of Japan
Familiarity information: MACROCHEIRA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Giant crabs of Japan
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Macrocheira; Macrocheira
Hypernyms ("Macrocheira" is a kind of...):
arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "Macrocheira"):
giant crab; Macrocheira kaempferi (very large deep-water Japanese crab)
Holonyms ("Macrocheira" is a member of...):
family Majidae; Majidae (spider crabs)
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