pəˈlēˌmän noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, name of a sea god, from Greek Palaimōn
: a large widely distributed genus (the type of the family Palaemonidae) of prawns with prominently toothed rostrum and three-jointed mandibular palp
• pa·lae·mo·nid -_mənə̇d adjective or noun
• pa·lae·mo·noid -ˌnȯid adjective