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PARALICHTHYS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Paralichthys mean?
• PARALICHTHYS (noun)
The noun PARALICHTHYS has 1 sense:
1. a genus of Bothidae
Familiarity information: PARALICHTHYS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of Bothidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Paralichthys; Paralichthys
Hypernyms ("Paralichthys" is a kind of...):
fish genus (any of various genus of fish)
Meronyms (members of "Paralichthys"):
Paralichthys lethostigmus; southern flounder (flounder of southern United States)
Paralichthys dentatus; summer flounder (flounder of eastern coast of North America)
Holonyms ("Paralichthys" is a member of...):
Bothidae; family Bothidae (a family of fish of the order Heterosomata)
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