- genus Caprella
- nounskeleton shrimp• Syn: ↑Caprella• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Amphipoda, ↑order Amphipoda• Member Meronyms: ↑skeleton shrimp
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genus Caprella
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Caprella — n. a genus somprising the skeleton shrimp. Syn: genus {Caprella}. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Caprella — noun skeleton shrimp • Syn: ↑genus Caprella • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Amphipoda, ↑order Amphipoda • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Caprella — Screw Screw (skr[udd]), n. [OE. scrue, OF. escroue, escroe, female screw, F. [ e]crou, L. scrobis a ditch, trench, in LL., the hole made by swine in rooting; cf. D. schroef a screw, G. schraube, Icel. skr[=u]fa.] 1. A cylinder, or a cylindrical… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
arthropod genus — noun a genus of arthropods • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑Phalangium, ↑genus Phalangium, ↑Chelifer, ↑genus Chelifer, ↑Mastigoproctus, ↑genus Mastigoproctus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
skeleton shrimp — noun small amphipod crustacean having a grotesque form suggestive of the praying mantis; found chiefly on seaweed • Hypernyms: ↑amphipod • Member Holonyms: ↑Caprella, ↑genus Caprella * * * noun : an amphipod crustacean of Caprella or a related… … Useful english dictionary
Amphipoda — noun small flat bodied semiterrestrial crustaceans: whale lice; sand hoppers; skeleton shrimp • Syn: ↑order Amphipoda • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Malacostraca, ↑subclass Malacostraca … Useful english dictionary
order Amphipoda — noun small flat bodied semiterrestrial crustaceans: whale lice; sand hoppers; skeleton shrimp • Syn: ↑Amphipoda • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Malacostraca, ↑subclass Malacostraca … Useful english dictionary
Caridea — Shrimp Shrimp, n. [OE. shrimp; probably so named from its shriveled appearance. See {Shrimp}, v.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) Any one of numerous species of macruran Crustacea belonging to {Crangon} and various allied genera, having a slender body and long … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Crangon — Shrimp Shrimp, n. [OE. shrimp; probably so named from its shriveled appearance. See {Shrimp}, v.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) Any one of numerous species of macruran Crustacea belonging to {Crangon} and various allied genera, having a slender body and long … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Opossum shrimp — Shrimp Shrimp, n. [OE. shrimp; probably so named from its shriveled appearance. See {Shrimp}, v.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) Any one of numerous species of macruran Crustacea belonging to {Crangon} and various allied genera, having a slender body and long … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
