Callianassa

noun

Cal·​li·​a·​nas·​sa

ˌkalēəˈnasə

: a genus (the type of the family Callianassidae) of marine burrowing crustaceans (order Decapoda) having the chelipeds very unequal in size

callianassid

¦⸗⸗⸗¦nasə̇d

adjective or noun

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from calli- + Greek anassa queen, feminine of anax lord

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