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POMATOMUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Pomatomus mean?
• POMATOMUS (noun)
The noun POMATOMUS has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Pomatomidae
Familiarity information: POMATOMUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Pomatomidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Pomatomus; Pomatomus
Hypernyms ("Pomatomus" is a kind of...):
fish genus (any of various genus of fish)
Meronyms (members of "Pomatomus"):
bluefish; Pomatomus saltatrix (bluish warm-water marine food and game fish that follow schools of small fishes into shallow waters)
Holonyms ("Pomatomus" is a member of...):
family Pomatomidae; Pomatomidae (food and game fishes related to pompanos)
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