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GENUS ANTIGONIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Antigonia mean? 

GENUS ANTIGONIA (noun)
  The noun GENUS ANTIGONIA has 1 sense:

1. a genus of fish in the family Caproidaeplay

  Familiarity information: GENUS ANTIGONIA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GENUS ANTIGONIA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A genus of fish in the family Caproidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Antigonia; genus Antigonia

Hypernyms ("genus Antigonia" is a kind of...):

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "genus Antigonia"):

boarfish (fish with large eyes and long snouts)

Holonyms ("genus Antigonia" is a member of...):

Caproidae; family Caproidae (boarfishes)


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