ASTACIDAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Astacidae mean? 

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

1. crayfish

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• ASTACIDAE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Crayfish

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Astacidae; Astacura; family Astacidae

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

arthropod family (any of the arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Astacidae"):

crawdad; crawdaddy; crawfish; crayfish (small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster)

Astacus; genus Astacus (type genus of the family Astacidae; Old World crayfish)

Cambarus; genus Cambarus (a genus of Astacidae)

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

Decapoda; order Decapoda (lobsters; crayfish; crabs; shrimps; prawns)