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NECTURUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Necturus mean?
• NECTURUS (noun)
The noun NECTURUS has 1 sense:
1. a genus of Proteidae
Familiarity information: NECTURUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of Proteidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Necturus; Necturus
Hypernyms ("Necturus" is a kind of...):
amphibian genus (any genus of amphibians)
Meronyms (members of "Necturus"):
mud puppy; Necturus maculosus (aquatic North American salamander with red feathery external gills)
Holonyms ("Necturus" is a member of...):
family Proteidae; Proteidae (mud puppies)
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