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GENUS PRISTIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Pristis mean?
• GENUS PRISTIS (noun)
The noun GENUS PRISTIS has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Pristidae
Familiarity information: GENUS PRISTIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Pristidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Pristis; Pristis
Hypernyms ("genus Pristis" is a kind of...):
fish genus (any of various genus of fish)
Meronyms (members of "genus Pristis"):
Pristis pectinatus; smalltooth sawfish (commonly found in tropical bays and estuaries; not aggressive)
Holonyms ("genus Pristis" is a member of...):
family Pristidae; Pristidae (large primitive rays with elongated snouts)
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