LATES CALCARIFER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Lates calcarifer mean? 

• LATES CALCARIFER (noun)
  The noun LATES CALCARIFER has 1 sense:

1. a species of large perch noted for its sporting and eating qualities; lives in marine, estuary, and freshwater habitats

  Familiarity information: LATES CALCARIFER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LATES CALCARIFER (noun)

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Meaning:

A species of large perch noted for its sporting and eating qualities; lives in marine, estuary, and freshwater habitats

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Asian seabass; barramundi; giant perch; giant seaperch; Lates calcarifer; white seabass

Hypernyms ("Lates calcarifer" is a kind of...):

fish species (a species of fish)

Holonyms ("Lates calcarifer" is a member of...):

genus Lates; Lates (a genus of large percoid fishes of fresh and brackish water)