Library / English Dictionary

ORCHESTIA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the family Orchestiidae

Synonyms:

genus Orchestia; Orchestia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Orchestia"):

beach flea; sand flea; sand hopper; sandhopper (small amphipod crustaceans that hop like fleas; common on ocean beaches)

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

family Orchestiidae; Orchestiidae (beach fleas)

Credits