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GENUS MAIA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Type genus of the Majidae; nearly cosmopolitan in distribution
Synonyms:
genus Maia; genus Maja; Maia; Maja
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Maia" is a kind of...):
arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "genus Maia"):
European spider crab; king crab; Maja squinado (a large spider crab of Europe)
Holonyms ("genus Maia" is a member of...):
family Majidae; Majidae (spider crabs)