Definition of Praunus

1. Noun. A genus of Mysidae.

Exact synonyms: Genus Praunus
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Genus
Group relationships: Family Mysidae, Mysidae
Member holonyms: Opossum Shrimp

Lexicographical Neighbors of Praunus

Prague
Praguian
Praguians
Praha
Praia
Prairial
Prairie State
Prajapati
Prajesh
Prakash
Prakrit
Prakritic
Prakrits
Prangli
Prato
Praunus
Pravachol
Praxiteles
Prayer of Azariah and Song of the Three Children
Pre-Cana
Pre-Greek
Pre-Raphaelite
Pre-Raphaelites
Preacher
Preakness
Precambrian
Precambrian aeon
Precambrian eon
Precambrian period

Literary usage of Praunus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Entomologist's Useful Compendium: Or, An Introduction to the Knowledge by George Samouelle (1819)
"... inserted below the internal: interior ones with a large scale at their base. Legs for movement sixteen. Genus ST. MYSIS. Latr., Leach. praunus. teach ..."

2. A History of Crustacea: Recent Malacostraca by Thomas Roscoe Rede Stebbing (1893)
"... also must yield to the rather queer but much earlier generic name praunus, Leach, 1813, of which the- ..."

3. A History of Crustacea: Recent Malacostraca by Thomas Roscoe Rede Stebbing (1893)
"... must be substituted the older name praunus. The species Parkeri, Norman, 1892, from South Devon, is a new one. ..."

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