GENUS BLENNIUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Blennius mean? 

• GENUS BLENNIUS (noun)
  The noun GENUS BLENNIUS has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the Blenniidae

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS BLENNIUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the Blenniidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Blennius; genus Blennius

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

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "genus Blennius"):

Blennius pholis; shanny (European scaleless blenny)

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

Blenniidae; family Blenniidae (a family of fish including: combtooth blennies)