Definition of Peneidae

1. Noun. Tropical prawns.

Exact synonyms: Family Peneidae
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Family
Group relationships: Natantia, Suborder Natantia
Member holonyms: Genus Peneus, Peneus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Peneidae

Peltiphyllum peltatum
Pelusiac
Pelycosauria
Pema
Pemako
Pembroke
Pembroke Welsh corgi
Pembrokeshire
Pempheridae
Penang
Penang Sign Language
Penang lawyer
Penang lawyers
Pendry
Peneidae
Penelope
Peneus
Penfieldian
Penge
Pengo
Penha
Penicillium
Penjaringan
Penkyamp
Penn
Pennatulidae
Penney's
Pennine Chain
Pennines

Literary usage of Peneidae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. International Catalogue of Scientific Literature by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1904)
"... a genus of the peneidae, defined. Key to the Indian species. ... a genus of peneidae, defined. Key to the species. ..."

2. The Voyage of the "Challenger.": The Atlantic; a Preliminary Account of the by Charles Wyville Thomson (1878)
"... very prominent on account of their brilliant scarlet color, nine large shrimps representing six species —one referred to the family of the peneidae, ..."

3. A Manual of Zoology by Richard Hertwig (1912)
"... during development (peneidae excepted) and become strong walking legs, terminated either with claws or pincers (chela;). Usually the first pair is ..."

4. Natural History of the American Lobster by Francis Hobart Herrick (1911)
"... including the peneidae, Alpheidae, Pandalidae, Crangonidae, and Palaemonidae; (4) the Palinuridae, variously known as spiny, thorny, or rock lobsters, ..."

5. Facts and Arguments for Darwin by Fritz Müller (1869)
"... the most striking examples in the still unknown developmental history of the various Schizo- poda, peneidae, and, indeed, of the Macrura in general. ..."

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