GENUS KATSUWONUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Katsuwonus mean? 

• GENUS KATSUWONUS (noun)
  The noun GENUS KATSUWONUS has 1 sense:

1. oceanic bonitos; in some classifications placed in its own family Katsuwonidae

  Familiarity information: GENUS KATSUWONUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS KATSUWONUS (noun)

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Meaning:

Oceanic bonitos; in some classifications placed in its own family Katsuwonidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Katsuwonus; Katsuwonus

Hypernyms ("genus Katsuwonus" is a kind of...):

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "genus Katsuwonus"):

bonito; Katsuwonus pelamis; oceanic bonito (fish whose flesh is dried and flaked for Japanese cookery; may be same species as skipjack tuna)

Holonyms ("genus Katsuwonus" is a member of...):

family Scombridae; Scombridae (marine food fishes: mackerels; chub mackerels; tuna)