Nephrops
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Translingual
Etymology
Ancient Greek νεφρός (nephrós, “kidneys”) + ὤψ (ṓps, “eye, face”)
Proper noun
Nephrops m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Nephropidae – certain lobsters.
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; Astacidea - infraorder; Nephropoidea - superfamily; Nephropidae - family; Nephropinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Nephrops norvegicus (Norway lobster, Dublin Bay prawn) - sole species
Derived terms
References
Nephrops on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Nephrops on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Nephrops on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
