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ORTHOPRISTIS CHRYSOPTERUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Orthopristis chrysopterus mean?
• ORTHOPRISTIS CHRYSOPTERUS (noun)
The noun ORTHOPRISTIS CHRYSOPTERUS has 1 sense:
1. found from Long Island southward
Familiarity information: ORTHOPRISTIS CHRYSOPTERUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ORTHOPRISTIS CHRYSOPTERUS (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Found from Long Island southward
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
hogfish; Orthopristis chrysopterus; pigfish
Hypernyms ("Orthopristis chrysopterus" is a kind of...):
grunt (medium-sized tropical marine food fishes that utter grunting sounds when caught)
Holonyms ("Orthopristis chrysopterus" is a member of...):
genus Orthopristis; Orthopristis (a genus of Haemulidae)
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