Definition of Nephropsidae

1. Noun. In some classifications coextensive with the Homaridae.

Exact synonyms: Family Nephropsidae
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Family
Group relationships: Decapoda, Order Decapoda
Member holonyms: Genus Nephrops, Nephrops

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nephropsidae

Nepeta cataria
Nepeta hederaceae
Nephelium
Nephelium lappaceum
Nephelium litchi
Nephelium longana
Nephelium mutabile
Nephilim
Nephite
Nephrolepis
Nephrolepis exaltata
Nephrolepis exaltata bostoniensis
Nephrolepis pectinata
Nephrops
Nephrops norvegicus
Nephropsidae (current term)
Nephthys
Nephthytis afzelii
Nepidae
Neptune
Neptune's girdle
Neptunian
Neptunians
Neptunism
Neptunist
Neptunists
Nera
Nerdic
Nereid
Neretva

Literary usage of Nephropsidae

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

1. A Manual of the Common Invertebrate Animals: Exclusive of Insects by Henry Sherring Pratt (1916)
"Nephropsidae 6, Animals in fresh water 2. ASTACIDAE U, Antennal scale and ... Nephropsidae. Lobsters. Body of large size; rostrum dentate along the lateral ..."

2. Natural History of the American Lobster by Francis Hobart Herrick (1911)
"... they embrace numerous families possessing both zoological interest and economic value, of which the most important are (1) the Nephropsidae ..."

3. Mitteilungen der geologischen Landesanstalt von Elsass-lothringen (1909)
"Sowohl die Penaeidae als auch die Nephropsidae gelten in der Tat bei den Zoologen als primitiv und werden zu den Stammgruppen der ..."

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