MACROCHEIRA

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Giant crabs of Japan

Synonyms:

genus Macrocheira; Macrocheira

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Macrocheira" is a kind of...):

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Macrocheira"):

giant crab; Macrocheira kaempferi (very large deep-water Japanese crab)

Holonyms ("Macrocheira" is a member of...):

family Majidae; Majidae (spider crabs)