ELOPS SAURUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Elops saurus mean? 

• ELOPS SAURUS (noun)
  The noun ELOPS SAURUS has 1 sense:

1. game fish resembling the tarpon but smaller

  Familiarity information: ELOPS SAURUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ELOPS SAURUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Game fish resembling the tarpon but smaller

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Elops saurus; ladyfish; tenpounder

Hypernyms ("Elops saurus" is a kind of...):

tarpon; Tarpon atlanticus (large silvery game fish of warm Atlantic coastal waters especially off Florida)

Holonyms ("Elops saurus" is a member of...):

Elops; genus Elops (type genus of the Elopidae: tenpounder)