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DACTYLOPTERUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Dactylopterus mean? 

DACTYLOPTERUS (noun)
  The noun DACTYLOPTERUS has 1 sense:

1. a genus of Dactylopteridaeplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


DACTYLOPTERUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A genus of Dactylopteridae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Dactylopterus; genus Dactylopterus

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

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

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

Dactylopteridae; family Dactylopteridae (flying gurnards)


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