family Homaridae


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Noun1.family Homaridae - large-clawed lobstersfamily Homaridae - large-clawed lobsters    
Homaridae
arthropod family - any of the arthropods
Reptantia, suborder Reptantia - lobsters; crabs
true lobster - large edible marine crustaceans having large pincers on the first pair of legs
genus Homarus, Homarus - type genus of the family Homaridae: common edible lobsters
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The large, frontal claws are characteristic of true lobsters, grouped in the family Homaridae. Members of this family include the American lobster (Homarus americanus) and the European lobster (H.
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