PSEPHURUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Psephurus mean? 

• PSEPHURUS (noun)
  The noun PSEPHURUS has 1 sense:

1. a genus of Polyodontidae

  Familiarity information: PSEPHURUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PSEPHURUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A genus of Polyodontidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Psephurus; Psephurus

Hypernyms ("Psephurus" is a kind of...):

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Psephurus"):

Chinese paddlefish; Psephurus gladis (fish of larger rivers of China similar to the Mississippi paddlefish)

Holonyms ("Psephurus" is a member of...):

family Polyodontidae; Polyodontidae (paddlefishes)