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COTTUS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Cottidae: sculpins

Synonyms:

Cottus; genus Cottus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Cottus"):

bullhead (freshwater sculpin with a large flattened bony-plated head with hornlike spines)

miller's-thumb (small freshwater sculpin of Europe and North America)

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

Cottidae; family Cottidae (sculpins)

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