Pinnotheres pisum — Pea Pea, n.; pl. {Peas}or {Pease}. [OE. pese, fr. AS. pisa, or OF. peis, F. pois; both fr. L. pisum; cf. Gr. ?, ?. The final s was misunderstood in English as a plural ending. Cf. {Pease}.] 1. (Bot.) A plant, and its fruit, of the genus {Pisum},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pinnotheres — noun type genus of the family Pinnotheridae: pea crabs • Syn: ↑genus Pinnotheres • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Pinnotheridae, ↑family Pinnotheridae • Member Meronyms … Useful english dictionary
Pinnotheres ostreum — noun tiny soft bodied crab living within the mantle cavity of oysters • Syn: ↑oyster crab • Hypernyms: ↑pea crab • Member Holonyms: ↑Pinnotheres, ↑genus Pinnotheres … Useful english dictionary
Pinnotheres ostreum — Oyster Oys ter (ois t[ e]r), n. [OF. oistre, F. hu[^i]tre, L. ostrea, ostreum, Gr. o streon; prob. akin to ostre on bone, the oyster being so named from its shell. Cf. {Osseous}, {Ostracize}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any marine bivalve mollusk of the genus … 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
Pinnotheridae — Taxobox name = Pinnotheridae image caption = Pinnotheres pisum regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Malacostraca ordo = Decapoda subordo = Pleocyemata infraordo = Brachyura superfamilia = Pinnotheroidea superfamilia authority = De Haan … Wikipedia
New Zealand pea crab — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
pinnotherid — I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|thirə̇d, ther adjective Etymology: New Latin Pinnotheridae : of or relating to the genus Pinnotheres or the family Pinnotheridae II. noun ( s) Etymology … Useful english dictionary
pea crab — noun tiny soft bodied crab living commensally in the mantles of certain bivalve mollusks • Hypernyms: ↑crab • Hyponyms: ↑oyster crab, ↑Pinnotheres ostreum • Member Holonyms: ↑Pinnotheres, ↑genus Pinnotheres * * … Useful english dictionary
Abrus — Pea Pea, n.; pl. {Peas}or {Pease}. [OE. pese, fr. AS. pisa, or OF. peis, F. pois; both fr. L. pisum; cf. Gr. ?, ?. The final s was misunderstood in English as a plural ending. Cf. {Pease}.] 1. (Bot.) A plant, and its fruit, of the genus {Pisum},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English