Metapenaeus

Translingual

Etymology

meta- +‎ Penaeus

Proper noun

Metapenaeus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Penaeidae – certain shrimp.

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): Metapenaeus affinis - type species; Metapenaeus bennettae (greentail prawn, greasyback prawn), Metapenaeus ensis (greasyback shrimp, sand shrimp), Metapenaeus monoceros (speckled shrimp, brown shrimp, pink shrimp, ginger prawn), Metapenaeus stebbingi (peregrine shrimp) - selected other species

Derived terms

Metapenaeopsis

References

Metapenaeus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Metapenaeus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Metapenaeus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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