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ACANTHURUS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Acanthuridae: doctorfishes

Synonyms:

Acanthurus; genus Acanthurus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Acanthurus" is a kind of...):

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Acanthurus"):

Acanthurus chirurgus; doctor-fish; doctorfish (surgeon fish of the West Indies)

Holonyms ("Acanthurus" is a member of...):

Acanthuridae; family Acanthuridae (surgeonfishes)

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