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PORTUNUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Type genus of the family Portunidae

Synonyms:

genus Portunus; Portunus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Portunus"):

English lady crab; Portunus puber (crab of the English coasts)

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

family Portunidae; Portunidae (swimming crabs)

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