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CALLINECTES

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

New World blue crabs

Synonyms:

Callinectes; genus Callinectes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Callinectes"):

blue crab; Callinectes sapidus (bluish edible crab of Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of North America)

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

family Portunidae; Portunidae (swimming crabs)

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