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LOPHIUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Lophius mean? 

LOPHIUS (noun)
  The noun LOPHIUS has 1 sense:

1. type genus of family Lophiidaeplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


LOPHIUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of family Lophiidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Lophius; Lophius

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

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

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

family Lophiidae; Lophiidae (large-headed marine fishes comprising the anglers)


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