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AMEIURUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Ameiurus mean?
• AMEIURUS (noun)
The noun AMEIURUS has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Ameiuridae: bullhead catfishes
Familiarity information: AMEIURUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Ameiuridae: bullhead catfishes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Ameiurus; genus Ameiurus
Hypernyms ("Ameiurus" is a kind of...):
fish genus (any of various genus of fish)
Meronyms (members of "Ameiurus"):
bullhead; bullhead catfish (any of several common freshwater catfishes of the United States)
Holonyms ("Ameiurus" is a member of...):
Ameiuridae; family Ameiuridae (North American catfishes)
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