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Portunidae ThesaurusNoun | 1. | Portunidae - swimming crabsfamily Portunidaearthropod family - any of the arthropodsBrachyura, suborder Brachyura - an order of crustaceans (including true crabs) having a reduced abdomen folded against the ventral surfaceswimming crab - marine crab with some legs flattened and fringed for swimminggenus Portunus, Portunus - type genus of the family Portunidaegenus Ovalipes, Ovalipes - a genus of PortunidaeCallinectes, genus Callinectes - New World blue crabs |
Portunidae
Portunidae[pȯr′tü·nə‚dē] (invertebrate zoology) The swimming crabs, a family of the Brachyura having the last pereiopods modified as swimming paddles. Portunidae Related to Portunidae: swimming crabSynonyms for Portunidaenoun swimming crabsSynonymsRelated Words- arthropod family
- Brachyura
- suborder Brachyura
- swimming crab
- genus Portunus
- Portunus
- genus Ovalipes
- Ovalipes
- Callinectes
- genus Callinectes
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