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PALAEMON

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Type genus of the family Palaemonidae; widely distributed genus

Synonyms:

genus Palaemon; Palaemon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Palaemon"):

prawn (shrimp-like decapod crustacean having two pairs of pincers; most are edible)

long-clawed prawn; Palaemon australis; river prawn (large (a foot or more) edible freshwater prawn common in Australian rivers)

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

family Palaemonidae; Palaemonidae (prawns)

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