EPINEPHELUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Epinephelus mean? 

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

1. genus of groupers or sea bass

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• EPINEPHELUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Genus of groupers or sea bass

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Epinephelus; genus Epinephelus

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

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Epinephelus"):

coney; Epinephelus fulvus (black-spotted usually dusky-colored fish with reddish fins)

hind (any of several mostly spotted fishes that resemble groupers)

Epinephelus adscensionis; rock hind (found around rocky coasts or on reefs)

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

family Serranidae; Serranidae (marine fishes: sea basses; sea perches; groupers; jewfish)