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Astacus

noun
1.
Type genus of the family Astacidae; Old World crayfish.  Synonym: genus Astacus.






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... the Sanguinea, but also within each of the other large groups. Aristotle recognises that all his cuttlefish are alike in structure. Among his Malacostraca he compares point by point the external parts of the carabus (Palinurus), and the astacus (Homarus), and he compares also the general internal anatomy of the various "genera" he distinguishes. As regards Testacea, he writes, "The nature of their internal structure is similar in all, especially ...
— Form and Function - A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology • E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell



Words linked to "Astacus" :   Astacidae, ecrevisse, family Astacidae, Astacura, arthropod genus, Old World crayfish



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