genus palaemon

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   type genus of the family Palaemonidae; widely distributed genus

   SynonymsPalaemon

   Broaderarthropod genus

   Part ofPalaemonidae

Questions about genus palaemon

What does genus palaemon mean?

genus palaemon means "type genus of the family Palaemonidae; widely distributed genus".

What is another word for genus palaemon?

Close synonyms include Palaemon. 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 palaemon a common word?

genus palaemon 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.