Astacidae (original) (raw)
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Crayfish
Synonyms:
Astacidae; Astacura; family Astacidae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Astacidae" is a kind of...):
arthropod family (any of the arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "Astacidae"):
crawdad; crawdaddy; crawfish; crayfish (small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster)
Astacus; genus Astacus (type genus of the family Astacidae; Old World crayfish)
Cambarus; genus Cambarus (a genus of Astacidae)
Holonyms ("Astacidae" is a member of...):
Decapoda; order Decapoda (lobsters; crayfish; crabs; shrimps; prawns)