Definition of palaemon Palaemon
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What does palaemon mean?
WordNet
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| palaemon - type genus of the family Palaemonidae; widely distributed genus | ||
| genus Palaemon | ||
| arthropod genus a genus of arthropods | ||
| family palaemonidae, palaemonidae prawns | ||
| prawn shrimp-like decapod crustacean having two pairs of pincers; most are edible | ||
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Wikipedia 
- Palaemon was a minor Greek sea god. He was originally named "Melikertes", son of Ino (Leukothea). He was made a god when his mother, Ino, jumped off of a cliff into the sea while holding him. Legends say that she was trying to get away from Athanas who was made insane by Hera.
