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GENUS SARDINOPS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Sardinops mean?
• GENUS SARDINOPS (noun)
The noun GENUS SARDINOPS has 1 sense:
1. pilchards
Familiarity information: GENUS SARDINOPS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pilchards
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Sardinops; Sardinops
Hypernyms ("genus Sardinops" is a kind of...):
fish genus (any of various genus of fish)
Meronyms (members of "genus Sardinops"):
Pacific sardine; Sardinops caerulea (small pilchards common off the pacific coast of North America)
Holonyms ("genus Sardinops" is a member of...):
Clupeidae; family Clupeidae (herrings; shad; sardines; etc.)
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