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GENUS PSENES

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Psenes mean? 

GENUS PSENES (noun)
  The noun GENUS PSENES has 1 sense:

1. a genus of Stromateidaeplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


GENUS PSENES (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A genus of Stromateidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Psenes; Psenes

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

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "genus Psenes"):

driftfish (small (6 inches) tropical butterfishes found worldwide)

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

family Stromateidae; Stromateidae (butterfishes: harvest fishes; dollar fishes)


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