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Definition of Family Palinuridae
1. Noun. Spiny lobsters.
Exact synonyms: Palinuridae
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Family
Group relationships: Decapoda, Order Decapoda
Member holonyms: Genus Palinurus, Palinurus
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Family
Group relationships: Decapoda, Order Decapoda
Member holonyms: Genus Palinurus, Palinurus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Palinuridae
Literary usage of Family Palinuridae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Natural History of the American Lobster by Francis Hobart Herrick (1911)
"... coloring, and development, as well as for their remarkable instincts and habits.
The large and handsome spiny or thorny lobsters (family Palinuridae) ..."