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TRIOPS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Type genus of the family Triopidae: small crustaceans with a small third median eye
Synonyms:
genus Triops; Triops
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Triops" is a kind of...):
arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "Triops"):
tadpole shrimp (a kind of branchiopod crustacean)
Holonyms ("Triops" is a member of...):
Branchiopoda; subclass Branchiopoda (primitive aquatic mainly freshwater crustaceans: fairy shrimps; brine shrimps; tadpole shrimps; can shrimps; water fleas)
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