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LEPAS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Type genus of the family Lepadidae

Synonyms:

genus Lepas; Lepas

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Lepas"):

goose barnacle; gooseneck barnacle; Lepas fascicularis (stalked barnacle that attaches to ship bottoms or floating timbers)

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

family Lepadidae; Lepadidae (goose barnacles)

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