LAMPRIS REGIUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Lampris regius mean? 

• LAMPRIS REGIUS (noun)
  The noun LAMPRIS REGIUS has 1 sense:

1. large elliptical brightly colored deep-sea fish of Atlantic and Pacific and Mediterranean

  Familiarity information: LAMPRIS REGIUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LAMPRIS REGIUS (noun)

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Meaning:

Large elliptical brightly colored deep-sea fish of Atlantic and Pacific and Mediterranean

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Lampris regius; moonfish; opah

Hypernyms ("Lampris regius" is a kind of...):

malacopterygian; soft-finned fish (any fish of the superorder Malacopterygii)

Holonyms ("Lampris regius" is a member of...):

genus Lampris; Lampris (type genus of the Lampridae)