pinnotherid

1 of 2

adjective

pin·​no·​therid

-ther-

: of or relating to the genus Pinnotheres or the family Pinnotheridae

pinnotherid

2 of 2

noun

"

plural -s

: a crab of the genus Pinnotheres or the family Pinnotheridae

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

New Latin Pinnotheridae

Noun

New Latin Pinnotheridae family of crabs, from Pinnotheres, type genus + -idae

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