CHRYSOPHRYS AURATUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Chrysophrys auratus mean? 

• CHRYSOPHRYS AURATUS (noun)
  The noun CHRYSOPHRYS AURATUS has 1 sense:

1. Australian food fish having a pinkish body with blue spots

  Familiarity information: CHRYSOPHRYS AURATUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHRYSOPHRYS AURATUS (noun)

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Meaning:

Australian food fish having a pinkish body with blue spots

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Chrysophrys auratus; snapper

Hypernyms ("Chrysophrys auratus" is a kind of...):

sparid; sparid fish (spiny-finned food fishes of warm waters having well-developed teeth)

Meronyms (parts of "Chrysophrys auratus"):

snapper (flesh of any of various important food fishes of warm seas)

Holonyms ("Chrysophrys auratus" is a member of...):

Chrysophrys; genus Chrysophrys (Australian snapper)