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    ORCHESTIA

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Type genus of the family Orchestiidaeplay

    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)

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