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Definition of Nephropsidae
1. Noun. In some classifications coextensive with the Homaridae.
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Family
Group relationships: Decapoda, Order Decapoda
Member holonyms: Genus Nephrops, Nephrops
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nephropsidae
Literary usage of Nephropsidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Manual of the Common Invertebrate Animals: Exclusive of Insects by Henry Sherring Pratt (1916)
"Nephropsidae 6, Animals in fresh water 2. ASTACIDAE U, Antennal scale and ...
Nephropsidae. Lobsters. Body of large size; rostrum dentate along the lateral ..."
2. Natural History of the American Lobster by Francis Hobart Herrick (1911)
"... they embrace numerous families possessing both zoological interest and economic
value, of which the most important are (1) the Nephropsidae ..."
3. Mitteilungen der geologischen Landesanstalt von Elsass-lothringen (1909)
"Sowohl die Penaeidae als auch die Nephropsidae gelten in der Tat bei den Zoologen
als primitiv und werden zu den Stammgruppen der ..."