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ASTACUS

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Meaning:

Type genus of the family Astacidae; Old World crayfish

Synonyms:

Astacus; genus Astacus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Astacus"):

ecrevisse; Old World crayfish (small crayfish of Europe and Asia and western North America)

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

Astacidae; Astacura; family Astacidae (crayfish)

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