- genus Crangon
- nountype genus of the family Crangonidae• Syn: ↑Crangon• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Crangonidae, ↑family Crangonidae
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genus Crangon
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Crangon crangon — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
Crangon septemspinosa — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum … Wikipedia
Crangon — noun type genus of the family Crangonidae • Syn: ↑genus Crangon • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Crangonidae, ↑family Crangonidae * * * ˈkranˌgän, ˌ, gōn Etymology … Useful english dictionary
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
arthropod genus — noun a genus of arthropods • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑Phalangium, ↑genus Phalangium, ↑Chelifer, ↑genus Chelifer, ↑Mastigoproctus, ↑genus Mastigoproctus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Crangonidae — noun shrimps • Syn: ↑family Crangonidae • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family • Member Holonyms: ↑Natantia, ↑suborder Natantia • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
family Crangonidae — noun shrimps • Syn: ↑Crangonidae • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family • Member Holonyms: ↑Natantia, ↑suborder Natantia • Member Meronyms: ↑Cran … Useful english dictionary
shrimp — /ʃrɪmp / (say shrimp) noun 1. any of various small, long tailed, chiefly marine, decapod crustaceans of the genus Crangon and allied genera (suborder Macrura), as the European C. vulgaris, esteemed as a table delicacy. 2. Colloquial a diminutive… …
Crangonidae — Crangon crangon Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia
Metanephrops challengeri — Illustration of M. challengeri by C. S. Bate (1888) Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
