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Palinuridae

Palinuridae

9.9
A group of sea animals like lobsters with long spiny feelers and no big claws
  • noun
  • /ˌpælɪˈnʊrɪdeɪ/
  • Specialized
: Palinuridae
  • Spiny lobsters (Fam. Palinuridae, also called rock or Caribbean lobsters)

Examples

  • Between 1982 and 1991, the total annual catch of the Palinuridae averaged approximately 80,000 tonnes, taken in fisheries in more than sixty countries.

    Academic text (1997)

  • The chef prepared a delicious dish using fresh Palinuridae caught that morning.

  • Restaurants often feature Palinuridae in their seafood selections due to its unique flavor.

  • Many fishermen target Palinuridae during the summer months for its high market demand.

Synonyms

rock lobster
vsPalinuridae
  • Australian
1 3.8

A large sea animal with a spiny shell and no big claws eaten as food

is the scientific family term for this group rather than the common name
cray
vsPalinuridae
  • Australian
1 9.3

A large spiny sea animal like a lobster that people eat

is the scientific family term covering these animals rather than a regional name
spiny lobster
vsPalinuridae
1 4.2

A large sea animal with a spiny shell and no big claws, often eaten in warm seas

is the scientific family label for the animals not the everyday name
langouste
vsPalinuridae
  • UK
1 9.9

A large spiny lobster without big claws that people eat

is the scientific family label used instead of this common name

Surface Forms

Palinuridae singular
Palinuridaes plural
Palinuridae plural

Morphology

Palinuridae = Palinurus (opaque) = Palinur + idae

Formed from a Latinized genus name plus the technical taxonomic suffix '-idae', which is specialized and not meaningful to average learners.

Etymology

Palinuridae comes from the genus Palinurus. A helpful way to remember it is to see palin- like the start of palindrome, meaning 'again', and to think of a 'tail', so picture a spiny lobster flicking its tail, which fits because Palinuridae are the family of spiny lobsters.