GENUS MACROCHEIRA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Macrocheira mean? 

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

1. giant crabs of Japan

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS MACROCHEIRA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Giant crabs of Japan

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Macrocheira; Macrocheira

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

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "genus Macrocheira"):

giant crab; Macrocheira kaempferi (very large deep-water Japanese crab)

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

family Majidae; Majidae (spider crabs)