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Carcinus
Carcinus
See also: carcinus
Translingual
Proper noun
Carcinus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Portunidae – most notoriously, the highly invasive species Carcinus maenas, of European origin.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Crustacea - subphylum; Malacostraca - class; Eumalacostraca - subclass; Eucarida - superorder; Decapoda - order; Pleocyemata - suborder; Brachyura - infraorder; Eubrachyura - section; Heterotremata - subsection; Portunoidea - superfamily; Portunidae - family; Carcininae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Carcinus maenas (green crab, shore crab) - type species; Carcinus aestuarii - other species