Definition of Palinurus

1. Noun. Type genus of the family Palinuridae.

Exact synonyms: Genus Palinurus
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Genus
Group relationships: Family Palinuridae, Palinuridae
Member holonyms: Crawfish, Crayfish, Langouste, Rock Lobster, Sea Crawfish, Spiny Lobster

Definition of Palinurus

1. n. An instrument for obtaining directly, without calculation, the true bearing of the sun, and thence the variation of the compass

Lexicographical Neighbors of Palinurus

palindromic sequence
palindromist
palindromists
paling
palingeneses
palingenesis
palingenesy
palingenetic
palingenetic
palings
palinode
palinodes
palinody
palinopsia
Palinuridae
Palinurus
paliphrasia
palisade
palisade
palisaded
palisades
palisade layer
palisade parenchyma
palisading
palisado
palish
palissander
palissy
Paliurus
Paliurus spina-christi

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