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ROCCUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Roccus mean?
• ROCCUS (noun)
The noun ROCCUS has 1 sense:
1. a genus of Serranidae
Familiarity information: ROCCUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of Serranidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Roccus; Roccus
Hypernyms ("Roccus" is a kind of...):
fish genus (any of various genus of fish)
Meronyms (members of "Roccus"):
Roccus saxatilis; rockfish; striped bass; striper (marine food and game fish with dark longitudinal stripes; migrates upriver to spawn; sometimes placed in the genus Morone)
Holonyms ("Roccus" is a member of...):
family Serranidae; Serranidae (marine fishes: sea basses; sea perches; groupers; jewfish)
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