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ORTHOPRISTIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Orthopristis mean?
• ORTHOPRISTIS (noun)
The noun ORTHOPRISTIS has 1 sense:
1. a genus of Haemulidae
Familiarity information: ORTHOPRISTIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of Haemulidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Orthopristis; Orthopristis
Hypernyms ("Orthopristis" is a kind of...):
fish genus (any of various genus of fish)
Meronyms (members of "Orthopristis"):
hogfish; Orthopristis chrysopterus; pigfish (found from Long Island southward)
Holonyms ("Orthopristis" is a member of...):
family Haemulidae; Haemulidae (grunts)
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