Achelata

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin a- +‎ chelata plural of chelatum (“having claws”), from Ancient Greek χηλή (khēlḗ, “crab's claw, talon”)

Proper noun

Achelata

A taxonomic infraorder within the order Decapoda – certain lobsters, formerly often Palinura.

Hypernyms

(infraorder): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Crustacea - subphylum; Malacostraca - class; Eumalacostraca - subclass; Eucarida - superorder; Decapoda - order; Pleocyemata - suborder

Hyponyms

(infraorder): Palinuridae (rock lobsters, spiny lobsters), Scyllaridae (slipper lobsters) - families

References

Achelata on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Achelata on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Achelata on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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