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GENUS PARACHEIRODON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Paracheirodon mean?
• GENUS PARACHEIRODON (noun)
The noun GENUS PARACHEIRODON has 1 sense:
1. a genus of Characidae
Familiarity information: GENUS PARACHEIRODON used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of Characidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Paracheirodon; Paracheirodon
Hypernyms ("genus Paracheirodon" is a kind of...):
fish genus (any of various genus of fish)
Meronyms (members of "genus Paracheirodon"):
cardinal tetra; Paracheirodon axelrodi (small bright red and blue aquarium fish from streams in Brazil and Colombia)
Holonyms ("genus Paracheirodon" is a member of...):
Characidae; family Characidae (tropical freshwater fishes of Africa and South America and Central America)
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