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Macrocheira

noun

giant crabs of Japan

• Syn: ↑genus Macrocheira

• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Majidae, ↑family Majidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑giant crab, ↑Macrocheira kaempferi

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\\ˌmakrōˈkīrə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek makrocheir long-armed, from makr- macr- + cheir hand — more at chir-

: a genus of deep sea spider crabs (family Majidae) consisting of the giant crab of Japan

Useful english dictionary. 2012.