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GENUS ASTACUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Type genus of the family Astacidae; Old World crayfish
Synonyms:
Astacus; genus Astacus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Astacus" is a kind of...):
arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "genus Astacus"):
ecrevisse; Old World crayfish (small crayfish of Europe and Asia and western North America)
Holonyms ("genus Astacus" is a member of...):
Astacidae; Astacura; family Astacidae (crayfish)