PAROPHRYS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Parophrys mean? 

• PAROPHRYS (noun)
  The noun PAROPHRYS has 1 sense:

1. a genus of Soleidae

  Familiarity information: PAROPHRYS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PAROPHRYS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A genus of Soleidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Parophrys; Parophrys

Hypernyms ("Parophrys" is a kind of...):

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Parophrys"):

English sole; lemon sole; Parophrys vitulus (popular pale brown food flatfish of the Pacific coast of North America)

Holonyms ("Parophrys" is a member of...):

family Soleidae; Soleidae (soles)