genus palaemon

English Thesaurus

1. type genus of the family Palaemonidae; widely distributed genus (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	arthropod genus,
definition	:	a genus of arthropods (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	prawn,
definition	:	shrimp-like decapod crustacean having two pairs of pincers; most are edible (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	long-clawed prawn, palaemon australis, river prawn,
definition	:	large (a foot or more) edible freshwater prawn common in Australian rivers (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	family palaemonidae, palaemonidae,
definition	:	prawns (noun.animal)