LEPISOSTEUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Lepisosteus mean? 

• LEPISOSTEUS (noun)
  The noun LEPISOSTEUS has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the Lepisosteidae: freshwater gars

  Familiarity information: LEPISOSTEUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LEPISOSTEUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the Lepisosteidae: freshwater gars

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Lepisosteus; Lepisosteus

Hypernyms ("Lepisosteus" is a kind of...):

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Lepisosteus"):

billfish; gar; garfish; garpike; Lepisosteus osseus (primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth)

Holonyms ("Lepisosteus" is a member of...):

family Lepisosteidae; Lepisosteidae (comprises the genus Lepisosteus)