Translingual

Penaeus monodon

Proper noun

Penaeus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Penaeidae – certain shrimps, most significantly the commerically important black tiger shrimp.

Usage notes

• Formerl included many species now placed in other genera in Penaeidae.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Crustacea - subphylum; Malacostraca - class; Eumalacostraca - subclass; Eucarida - superorder; Decapoda - order; Dendrobranchiata - suborder; Penaeoidea - superfamily; Penaeidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Penaeus monodon (black tiger shrimp) - type species; Penaeus esculentus, Penaeus semisulcatus - other species

Derived terms