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GENUS BREVOORTIA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Brevoortia mean?
• GENUS BREVOORTIA (noun)
The noun GENUS BREVOORTIA has 1 sense:
1. menhaden
Familiarity information: GENUS BREVOORTIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Menhaden
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Brevoortia; genus Brevoortia
Hypernyms ("genus Brevoortia" is a kind of...):
fish genus (any of various genus of fish)
Meronyms (members of "genus Brevoortia"):
Brevoortia tyrannis; menhaden (shad-like North American marine fishes used for fish meal and oil and fertilizer)
Holonyms ("genus Brevoortia" is a member of...):
Clupeidae; family Clupeidae (herrings; shad; sardines; etc.)
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