Gecarcinus

Translingual

Etymology

geo- +‎ Carcinus

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

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