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Definition of Reptantia
1. Noun. Lobsters; crabs.
Generic synonyms: Animal Order
Group relationships: Decapoda, Order Decapoda
Member holonyms: Brachyura, Suborder Brachyura, Lobster, Family Homaridae, Homaridae
Definition of Reptantia
1. n. pl. A division of gastropods; the Pectinibranchiata.
Medical Definition of Reptantia
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Reptantia
Literary usage of Reptantia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Fauna and Geography of the Maldive and Laccadive Archipelagoes: Being by John Stanley Gardiner (1903)
"... took the step of dividing the Brachyura into three groups, each of which he
made equal in rank to the other subdivisions of the reptantia (Astacidea, ..."
2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"This is a very large group, and is conveniently divided into two sections, the
reptantia and the Natantia. The former, containing the immense majority of ..."
3. The Zoological Record ...: Being Records of Zoological Literature by Zoological Record Association (London, England), Zoological Society of London (1881)
"The differences between the Natantia and reptantia arc rather numerous. Tlie more
important of them are :—the articulation of the fifth and sixth joint of ..."
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