Callichimaera
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Translingual
Etymology
Callichimaera is derived from the Ancient Greek prefix "calli-" (kalós), meaning beautiful, and "chimaera" (chímaira), meaning a composite mythological animal, a reference to the bizarre forms and characteristics of this genus.
Proper noun
†Callichimaera f
- A taxonomic genus within the family †Callichimaeridae – certain extinct crabs that lived 95 million years ago.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Crustacea – subphylum; Malacostraca – class; Eumalacostraca – subclass; Eucarida – superorder; Decapoda – order; Brachyura - suborder; †Callichimaeroidea - superfamily; Callichimaeridae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Callichimaera perplexa - sole accepted species
References
Callichimaera on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Brachyura on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Callichimaera on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Callichimaera at Paleobiology Database
