cancridae

Thân thiện

A chef prepares a fresh cancridae for a seafood dish.

Definition

Noun: 1. A family of marine crabs: Cancridae is the scientific family name for a group of crabs that includes many well-known, often large, edible species. These crabs are typically characterized by their broad, oval carapace (shell) and strong, crushing claws.

Usage

• Scientific Classification: The term is used primarily in biological and zoological contexts to classify a specific taxonomic family of crabs.
  • The Dungeness crab and the rock crab both belong to the family Cancridae.
  • Researchers are studying the evolutionary history of the Cancridae.

Advanced Usage

• As a taxonomic reference: The word is often used in its Latin form, italicized, when referring to the formal family rank in biological classification.
  • The genus Cancer is within the family Cancridae.

Variants and Related Words

• Cancroid (adjective): Resembling or related to crabs of the family Cancridae.
  • The fossil exhibited a cancroid shape.
• Cancer (noun): The type genus of the family Cancridae, which includes species like the European edible crab ().

Synonyms

• Cancer crabs (common name)
• Edible crab family (descriptive term)

Related Terms (Contextual)

• Brachyura: The infraorder (a larger taxonomic group) that includes all true crabs, including Cancridae.
• Decapoda: The order that includes all crabs, lobsters, and shrimp.

Học thuật

Noun

1. many of the best known edible crabs

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Cancridae
• family Cancridae