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MONOCANTHUS

Pronunciation (US):

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Monocanthidae

Synonyms:

genus Monocanthus; Monocanthus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Monocanthus"):

leatherfish; leatherjacket (any of several brightly colored tropical filefishes)

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

family Monocanthidae; Monocanthidae (filefishes)

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