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GENUS AMBLYRHYNCHUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Amblyrhynchus mean?
• GENUS AMBLYRHYNCHUS (noun)
The noun GENUS AMBLYRHYNCHUS has 1 sense:
1. marine iguanas
Familiarity information: GENUS AMBLYRHYNCHUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Marine iguanas
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Amblyrhynchus; genus Amblyrhynchus
Hypernyms ("genus Amblyrhynchus" is a kind of...):
reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)
Meronyms (members of "genus Amblyrhynchus"):
Amblyrhynchus cristatus; marine iguana (shore-dwelling seaweed-eating lizard of the Galapagos Islands)
Holonyms ("genus Amblyrhynchus" is a member of...):
family Iguania; family Iguanidae; Iguania; Iguanidae (New World lizards)
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