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POMACANTHUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Pomacanthus mean?
• POMACANTHUS (noun)
The noun POMACANTHUS has 1 sense:
1. angelfishes
Familiarity information: POMACANTHUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Angelfishes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Pomacanthus; Pomacanthus
Hypernyms ("Pomacanthus" is a kind of...):
fish genus (any of various genus of fish)
Meronyms (members of "Pomacanthus"):
angelfish (a butterfly fish of the genus Pomacanthus)
Holonyms ("Pomacanthus" is a member of...):
Chaetodontidae; family Chaetodontidae (butterfly fishes)
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