HyperDic: genus_palaemon

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Palaemon:
NOUNanimalgenus Palaemon, Palaemontype genus of the family Palaemonidae
English > genus Palaemon: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningtype genus of the family Palaemonidae; widely distributed genus.
SynonymPalaemon
Member ofPalaemonidae, family Palaemonidaeprawns
Memberslong-clawed prawn, river prawn, Palaemon australislarge (a foot or more) edible freshwater prawn common in Australian rivers
prawnShrimp-like decapod crustacean having two pairs of pincers
Broaderarthropod genusA genus of arthropods
Spanishgenus palaemon, palaemon
Catalangenus palaemon, palaemon

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