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FAMILY ASTACIDAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does family Astacidae mean?
• FAMILY ASTACIDAE (noun)
The noun FAMILY ASTACIDAE has 1 sense:
1. crayfish
Familiarity information: FAMILY ASTACIDAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Crayfish
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Astacidae; Astacura; family Astacidae
Hypernyms ("family Astacidae" is a kind of...):
arthropod family (any of the arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "family 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 ("family Astacidae" is a member of...):
Decapoda; order Decapoda (lobsters; crayfish; crabs; shrimps; prawns)
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