genus balanus

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   type genus of the family Balanidae

   SynonymsBalanus

   Broaderarthropod genus

   Part ofBalanidae

Questions about genus balanus

What does genus balanus mean?

genus balanus means "type genus of the family Balanidae".

What is another word for genus balanus?

Close synonyms include Balanus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus balanus a common word?

genus balanus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.