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GENUS RACHYCENTRON

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Genus and family are coextensive and comprise only the cobia

Synonyms:

genus Rachycentron; Rachycentron

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("genus Rachycentron" is a kind of...):

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "genus Rachycentron"):

cobia; Rachycentron canadum; sergeant fish (large dark-striped tropical food and game fish related to remoras; found worldwide in coastal to open waters)

Holonyms ("genus Rachycentron" is a member of...):

family Rachycentridae; Rachycentridae (family of pelagic fishes containing solely the cobia)

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