Dorippidae
plural noun
Do·rip·pi·dae
\-pəˌdē\
Definition of Dorippidae
: a nearly cosmopolitan family (type genus Dorippe) of small deep-water oxystomatous crabs
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Origin and Etymology of dorippidae
New Latin, from Dorippe, type genus (probably from Dorippa, a Latin & Greek feminine name) + -idae
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