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PRIONOTUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Prionotus mean?
• PRIONOTUS (noun)
The noun PRIONOTUS has 1 sense:
1. a genus of Triglidae
Familiarity information: PRIONOTUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of Triglidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Prionotus; Prionotus
Hypernyms ("Prionotus" is a kind of...):
fish genus (any of various genus of fish)
Meronyms (members of "Prionotus"):
northern sea robin; Prionotus carolinus (large searobin; found from Nova Scotia to Florida)
Holonyms ("Prionotus" is a member of...):
family Triglidae; Triglidae (in some classifications restricted to the gurnards and subdivided into the subfamilies Triglinae (true sea robins) and Peristediinae (armored sea robins))
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