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OCYURUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Ocyurus mean?
• OCYURUS (noun)
The noun OCYURUS has 1 sense:
1. snappers
Familiarity information: OCYURUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Snappers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Ocyurus; Ocyurus
Hypernyms ("Ocyurus" is a kind of...):
fish genus (any of various genus of fish)
Meronyms (members of "Ocyurus"):
Ocyurus chrysurus; yellowtail; yellowtail snapper (superior food fish of the tropical Atlantic and Caribbean with broad yellow stripe along the sides and on the tail)
Holonyms ("Ocyurus" is a member of...):
family Lutjanidae; Lutjanidae (snappers)
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