Nephrops

Translingual

Etymology

Ancient Greek νεφρός (nephrós, “kidneys”) + ὤψ (ṓps, “eye, face”)

Proper noun

Nephrops m

A taxonomic genus within the family Nephropidae – certain lobsters.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Crustacea - subphylum; Malacostraca - class; Eumalacostraca - subclass; Eucarida - superorder; Decapoda - order; Pleocyemata - suborder; Astacidea - infraorder; Nephropoidea - superfamily; Nephropidae - family; Nephropinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Nephrops norvegicus (Norway lobster, Dublin Bay prawn) - sole species

Derived terms

Metanephrops

References

Nephrops on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Nephrops on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Nephrops on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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