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HIPPOGLOSSUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Hippoglossus mean?
• HIPPOGLOSSUS (noun)
The noun HIPPOGLOSSUS has 1 sense:
1. halibuts
Familiarity information: HIPPOGLOSSUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Halibuts
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Hippoglossus; Hippoglossus
Hypernyms ("Hippoglossus" is a kind of...):
fish genus (any of various genus of fish)
Holonyms ("Hippoglossus" is a member of...):
family Pleuronectidae; Pleuronectidae (righteye flounders)
Context examples
The oil extracted from the liver of Hippoglossus species.
(Halibut Liver Oil, NCI Thesaurus)
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