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KYPHOSUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Kyphosidae

Synonyms:

genus Kyphosus; Kyphosus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Kyphosus"):

Bermuda chub; Kyphosus sectatrix; rudderfish (food and game fish around Bermuda and Florida; often follow ships)

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

family Kyphosidae; Kyphosidae (sea chubs)

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