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DASYATIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Dasyatis mean?
• DASYATIS (noun)
The noun DASYATIS has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Dasyatidae
Familiarity information: DASYATIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Dasyatidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Dasyatis; genus Dasyatis
Hypernyms ("Dasyatis" is a kind of...):
fish genus (any of various genus of fish)
Meronyms (members of "Dasyatis"):
Dasyatis centroura; roughtail stingray (one of the largest stingrays; found from Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras)
Holonyms ("Dasyatis" is a member of...):
Dasyatidae; family Dasyatidae (sting rays)
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