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MALOPTERURUS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Electric catfish

Synonyms:

genus Malopterurus; Malopterurus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Malopterurus"):

electric catfish; Malopterurus electricus (freshwater catfish of the Nile and tropical central Africa having an electric organ)

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

family Siluridae; Siluridae (Old World catfishes)

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