CRYPTACANTHODES

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Cryptacanthodes mean? 

• CRYPTACANTHODES (noun)
  The noun CRYPTACANTHODES has 1 sense:

1. a genus of Stichaeidae

  Familiarity information: CRYPTACANTHODES used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CRYPTACANTHODES (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A genus of Stichaeidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Cryptacanthodes; genus Cryptacanthodes

Hypernyms ("Cryptacanthodes" is a kind of...):

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Cryptacanthodes"):

Cryptacanthodes maculatus; ghostfish; wrymouth (eellike Atlantic bottom fish with large almost vertical mouth)

Holonyms ("Cryptacanthodes" is a member of...):

family Stichaeidae; Stichaeidae (pricklebacks)