genus callinectes

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   New World blue crabs

   SynonymsCallinectes

   Broaderarthropod genus

   Part ofPortunidae

Questions about genus callinectes

What does genus callinectes mean?

genus callinectes means "New World blue crabs".

What is another word for genus callinectes?

Close synonyms include Callinectes. 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 callinectes a common word?

genus callinectes 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.