GENUS CHRYSOPHRYS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Chrysophrys mean? 

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

1. Australian snapper

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS CHRYSOPHRYS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Australian snapper

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Chrysophrys; genus Chrysophrys

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

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "genus Chrysophrys"):

Chrysophrys auratus; snapper (Australian food fish having a pinkish body with blue spots)

black bream; Chrysophrys australis (important dark-colored edible food and game fish of Australia)

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

family Sparidae; Sparidae (porgies; scups)