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GENUS HIPPOCAMPUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Hippocampus mean?
• GENUS HIPPOCAMPUS (noun)
The noun GENUS HIPPOCAMPUS has 1 sense:
1. seahorses
Familiarity information: GENUS HIPPOCAMPUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Seahorses
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Hippocampus; Hippocampus
Hypernyms ("genus Hippocampus" is a kind of...):
fish genus (any of various genus of fish)
Meronyms (members of "genus Hippocampus"):
sea horse; seahorse (small fish with horse-like heads bent sharply downward and curled tails; swim in upright position)
Holonyms ("genus Hippocampus" is a member of...):
family Syngnathidae; Syngnathidae (pipefishes)
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