ORCHESTIIDAE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Beach fleas

Synonyms:

family Orchestiidae; Orchestiidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

arthropod family (any of the arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Orchestiidae"):

genus Orchestia; Orchestia (type genus of the family Orchestiidae)

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

Amphipoda; order Amphipoda (small flat-bodied semiterrestrial crustaceans: whale lice; sand-hoppers; skeleton shrimp)