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POLYDACTYLUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Polydactylus mean?
• POLYDACTYLUS (noun)
The noun POLYDACTYLUS has 1 sense:
1. a genus of Polynemidae
Familiarity information: POLYDACTYLUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of Polynemidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Polydactylus; Polydactylus
Hypernyms ("Polydactylus" is a kind of...):
fish genus (any of various genus of fish)
Meronyms (members of "Polydactylus"):
barbu; Polydactylus virginicus (found along western Atlantic coast)
Holonyms ("Polydactylus" is a member of...):
family Polynemidae; Polynemidae (threadfins)
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