Skip to main content
Glite Dictionary
family Peneidae

family Peneidae

8.4
A group of tropical prawns with long feelers found in sea and slightly salty water
  • noun
  • Specialized
: familia Peneidae
  • The family Peneidae includes several species of tropical prawns.

Examples

  • The family Peneidae includes many commercially important shrimp species.

  • Many chefs prefer to use family Peneidae prawns in their seafood dishes.

  • Researchers are studying the breeding habits of prawns in the family Peneidae.

  • Several species within the family Peneidae are harvested for food worldwide.

  • Many chefs prefer to use family Peneidae in their seafood dishes.

  • Several species within the family Peneidae are harvested for food worldwide.

  • The family Peneidae includes many commercially important shrimp species.

Synonyms

Peneidae
vsfamily Peneidae
  • Specialized
9.9

A family of sea prawns that live in warm oceans and are often eaten

includes brackish habitats and long antennae as distinguishing biological features

Surface Forms

family Peneidae singular
families Peneidae plural

Morphology

family + Peneidae

The phrase is directly compositional: 'family' as a taxonomic grouping combined with the proper name 'Peneidae' yields the family called Peneidae (a group of tropical prawns). This scientific naming pattern is standard and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer the meaning.

Etymology

Family Peneidae combines family (a group) with Peneidae, a name built from the shrimp name 'Penaeus'. Think of a 'family' photo of similar prawns with long feelers in warm seas — that image helps you remember it means the group of related prawns often found and caught for food.