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Palaemon

noun
1.
Type genus of the family Palaemonidae; widely distributed genus.  Synonym: genus Palaemon.



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"Palaemon" Quotes from Famous Books



... crier of mustard. Aphrodite, the dabbler tells me, is a kind of dirty mud-worm, and much dissected by spectacled pretenders to the London B.Sc.; every candidate, says the syllabus, must be able to dissect, to the examiner's satisfaction, and demonstrate upon Aphrodite, Nereis, Palaemon. Were the gods ever so insulted? Then the snaky Medusa and Pandora, our mother, are jelly-fish; Astraea is still to be found on coral reefs, a poor thing, and much browsed upon by parrot fish; and Doris and Tethys and Cydippe are sea slugs. ...
— Certain Personal Matters • H. G. Wells



Words linked to "Palaemon" :   long-clawed prawn, Palaemon australis, arthropod genus, river prawn, family Palaemonidae, prawn, genus Palaemon



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