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ELOPS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Elops mean?
• ELOPS (noun)
The noun ELOPS has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Elopidae: tenpounder
Familiarity information: ELOPS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Elopidae: tenpounder
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Elops; genus Elops
Hypernyms ("Elops" is a kind of...):
fish genus (any of various genus of fish)
Meronyms (members of "Elops"):
Elops saurus; ladyfish; tenpounder (game fish resembling the tarpon but smaller)
Holonyms ("Elops" is a member of...):
Elopidae; family Elopidae (tarpons and ladyfishes)
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