Crangonidae

plural noun

Cran·​gon·​i·​dae

kranˈgänəˌdē,

-ˈgōn-

: a large family of shrimps that have the first two pairs of legs chelate and the first pair enlarged and usually unsymmetrical see snapping shrimp

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Crangon, type genus + -idae

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