(n) a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia, Syn. Maffia, Cosa Nostra
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prop. n. An order of small aquatic crustaceans lacking a carapace, including the fairy shrimps and the brine shrimps. Syn. -- order Anostraca. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
[かい, kai] (n, n-suf) (1) storey; story; floor; (n) (2) (See 階・きざはし・1) stairs; (n, n-suf) (3) stage (in chronostratigraphy); (ctr) (4) counter for storeys and floors of a building; (P)#1097