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GENUS MALOPTERURUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Malopterurus mean?
• GENUS MALOPTERURUS (noun)
The noun GENUS MALOPTERURUS has 1 sense:
1. electric catfish
Familiarity information: GENUS MALOPTERURUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Electric catfish
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Malopterurus; Malopterurus
Hypernyms ("genus Malopterurus" is a kind of...):
fish genus (any of various genus of fish)
Meronyms (members of "genus Malopterurus"):
electric catfish; Malopterurus electricus (freshwater catfish of the Nile and tropical central Africa having an electric organ)
Holonyms ("genus Malopterurus" is a member of...):
family Siluridae; Siluridae (Old World catfishes)
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