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    CALLINECTES

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    New World blue crabsplay

    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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