genus Palaemon

Thesaurus

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genus Palaemon - type genus of the family Palaemonidae; widely distributed genusPalaemonarthropod genus - a genus of arthropodsfamily Palaemonidae, Palaemonidae - prawnsprawn - shrimp-like decapod crustacean having two pairs of pincers; most are ediblelong-clawed prawn, Palaemon australis, river prawn - large (a foot or more) edible freshwater prawn common in Australian rivers