PALAEMONIDAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Palaemonidae mean? 

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

1. prawns

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• PALAEMONIDAE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Prawns

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

family Palaemonidae; Palaemonidae

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

arthropod family (any of the arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Palaemonidae"):

genus Palaemon; Palaemon (type genus of the family Palaemonidae; widely distributed genus)

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

Natantia; suborder Natantia (shrimp; prawns; etc.)