GENUS ORTHOPRISTIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Orthopristis mean? 

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

1. a genus of Haemulidae

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS ORTHOPRISTIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A genus of Haemulidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Orthopristis; Orthopristis

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

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "genus Orthopristis"):

hogfish; Orthopristis chrysopterus; pigfish (found from Long Island southward)

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

family Haemulidae; Haemulidae (grunts)