CYCLOPTERUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Cyclopterus mean? 

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

1. type genus of the Cyclopteridae: lumpfishes

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• CYCLOPTERUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the Cyclopteridae: lumpfishes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Cyclopterus; genus Cyclopterus

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

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Cyclopterus"):

Cyclopterus lumpus; lumpfish (clumsy soft thick-bodied northern Atlantic fish with pelvic fins fused into a sucker; edible roe used for caviar)

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

Cyclopteridae; family Cyclopteridae (lumpfishes)