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GENUS SYNGNATHUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Syngnathus mean?
• GENUS SYNGNATHUS (noun)
The noun GENUS SYNGNATHUS has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the family Syngnathidae
Familiarity information: GENUS SYNGNATHUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the family Syngnathidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Syngnathus; Syngnathus
Hypernyms ("genus Syngnathus" is a kind of...):
fish genus (any of various genus of fish)
Meronyms (members of "genus Syngnathus"):
dwarf pipefish; Syngnathus hildebrandi (small (4 inches) fish found off the Florida Gulf Coast)
Holonyms ("genus Syngnathus" is a member of...):
family Syngnathidae; Syngnathidae (pipefishes)
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