Palaemon

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: type genus of the family Palaemonidae; widely distributed genus
  Synonym: genus Palaemon

Palaemon (Παλαίμων; root Παλαιμον-) may refer to

• Palaemon (genus), a genus of shrimp
• An alternative name for the Greek hero Herakles
• An alternative name for the Greek hero Melicertes
• One of the Argonauts, son of Aetolus
• Remmius Palaemon, the ancient Roman grammarian

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