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ASTACIDAE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Crayfish

Synonyms:

Astacidae; Astacura; family Astacidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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)

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