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GENUS GASTEROSTEUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus gasterosteus mean?
• GENUS GASTEROSTEUS (noun)
The noun GENUS GASTEROSTEUS has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the family Gasterosteidae
Familiarity information: GENUS GASTEROSTEUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the family Gasterosteidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Gasterosteus; genus gasterosteus
Hypernyms ("genus gasterosteus" is a kind of...):
fish genus (any of various genus of fish)
Meronyms (members of "genus gasterosteus"):
Gasterosteus aculeatus; three-spined stickleback (of rivers and coastal regions)
Gasterosteus pungitius; ten-spined stickleback (confined to rivers)
Holonyms ("genus gasterosteus" is a member of...):
family Gasterosteidae; Gasterosteidae (sticklebacks)
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