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GENUS SPHYRAENA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Sphyraena mean?
• GENUS SPHYRAENA (noun)
The noun GENUS SPHYRAENA has 1 sense:
1. type and sole genus of the Sphyraenidae: barracuda
Familiarity information: GENUS SPHYRAENA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type and sole genus of the Sphyraenidae: barracuda
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Sphyraena; Sphyraena
Hypernyms ("genus Sphyraena" is a kind of...):
fish genus (any of various genus of fish)
Holonyms ("genus Sphyraena" is a member of...):
family Sphyraenidae; Sphyraenidae (monotypic family of large active fishes of tropical and subtropical waters: barracuda)
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