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penæid, n. and a. Zool.|pɪˈniːɪd| Also peneid. [ad. mod.L. Penæidæ pl., f. Penæus, name of the typical genus: see -id3.] a. n. A member of the family Penæidæ of decapod crustaceans, allied to shrimps. b. adj. Belonging to this family. So penæidean |pɛniːˈɪdiːən|, peˈnæoid, penæˈoidean adjs. and ns.
1852Dana Crust. ii. 1594 The animal is probably the larve of some Penæidean. 1877W. Thomson Voy. Challenger II. iii. 193 Some scarlet caridid and peneid shrimps. |