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GENUS EPINEPHELUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Epinephelus mean?
• GENUS EPINEPHELUS (noun)
The noun GENUS EPINEPHELUS has 1 sense:
1. genus of groupers or sea bass
Familiarity information: GENUS EPINEPHELUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Genus of groupers or sea bass
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Epinephelus; genus Epinephelus
Hypernyms ("genus Epinephelus" is a kind of...):
fish genus (any of various genus of fish)
Meronyms (members of "genus Epinephelus"):
coney; Epinephelus fulvus (black-spotted usually dusky-colored fish with reddish fins)
hind (any of several mostly spotted fishes that resemble groupers)
Epinephelus adscensionis; rock hind (found around rocky coasts or on reefs)
Holonyms ("genus Epinephelus" is a member of...):
family Serranidae; Serranidae (marine fishes: sea basses; sea perches; groupers; jewfish)
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