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PERIOPHTHALMUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Periophthalmus mean?
• PERIOPHTHALMUS (noun)
The noun PERIOPHTHALMUS has 1 sense:
1. a genus of Gobiidae
Familiarity information: PERIOPHTHALMUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of Gobiidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Periophthalmus; Periophthalmus
Hypernyms ("Periophthalmus" is a kind of...):
fish genus (any of various genus of fish)
Meronyms (members of "Periophthalmus"):
mudskipper; mudspringer (found in tropical coastal regions of Africa and Asia; able to move on land on strong pectoral fins)
Holonyms ("Periophthalmus" is a member of...):
family Gobiidae; Gobiidae (gobies)
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