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MAIA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Majidae; nearly cosmopolitan in distribution

Synonyms:

genus Maia; genus Maja; Maia; Maja

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Maia"):

European spider crab; king crab; Maja squinado (a large spider crab of Europe)

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

family Majidae; Majidae (spider crabs)

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