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TACHYPLEUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Tachypleus mean?
• TACHYPLEUS (noun)
The noun TACHYPLEUS has 1 sense:
1. a genus of Limulidae
Familiarity information: TACHYPLEUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of Limulidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Tachypleus; Tachypleus
Hypernyms ("Tachypleus" is a kind of...):
arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "Tachypleus"):
Asian horseshoe crab (horseshoe crab of the coast of eastern Asia)
Holonyms ("Tachypleus" is a member of...):
family Limulidae; Limulidae (horseshoe crabs)
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