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ELOPS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Elopidae: tenpounder

Synonyms:

Elops; genus Elops

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Elops"):

Elops saurus; ladyfish; tenpounder (game fish resembling the tarpon but smaller)

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

Elopidae; family Elopidae (tarpons and ladyfishes)

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