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GENUS ACANTHURUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Acanthurus mean?
• GENUS ACANTHURUS (noun)
The noun GENUS ACANTHURUS has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Acanthuridae: doctorfishes
Familiarity information: GENUS ACANTHURUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Acanthuridae: doctorfishes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Acanthurus; genus Acanthurus
Hypernyms ("genus Acanthurus" is a kind of...):
fish genus (any of various genus of fish)
Meronyms (members of "genus Acanthurus"):
Acanthurus chirurgus; doctor-fish; doctorfish (surgeon fish of the West Indies)
Holonyms ("genus Acanthurus" is a member of...):
Acanthuridae; family Acanthuridae (surgeonfishes)
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