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CHRYSOPHRYS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Australian snapper

Synonyms:

Chrysophrys; genus Chrysophrys

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Chrysophrys"):

Chrysophrys auratus; snapper (Australian food fish having a pinkish body with blue spots)

black bream; Chrysophrys australis (important dark-colored edible food and game fish of Australia)

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

family Sparidae; Sparidae (porgies; scups)

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