Gecarcinus
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Translingual
Etymology
Proper noun
Gecarcinus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Gecarcinidae – principally terrestrial crabs of the Caribbean.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Crustacea – subphylum; Malacostraca – class; Eumalacostraca – subclass; Eucarida – superorder; Decapoda – order; Pleocyemata – suborder; Brachyura – infraorder; Eubrachyura – section; Thoracotremata – subsection; Grapsoidea – superfamily; Gecarcinidae – family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Gecarcinus ruricola (black land crab) - type species
References
Gecarcinus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Gecarcinus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Gecarcinus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
