HyperDic: portunidae

English > 1 sense of the word Portunidae:
NOUNanimalPortunidae, family Portunidaeswimming crabs
English > Portunidae: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningswimming crabs.
Synonymfamily Portunidae
Member ofBrachyura, suborder BrachyuraAn order of crustaceans (including true crabs) having a reduced abdomen folded against the ventral surface
MembersCallinectes, genus CallinectesNew World blue crabs
Ovalipes, genus OvalipesA genus of Portunidae
Portunus, genus Portunustype genus of the family Portunidae
swimming crabmarine crab with some legs flattened and fringed for swimming
Broaderarthropod familyAny of the arthropods
Spanishfamilia Portunidae, Portunidae

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