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NAUCRATES

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(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A genus of Carangidae

Synonyms:

genus Naucrates; Naucrates

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Naucrates"):

Naucrates ductor; pilotfish (small pelagic fish often accompanying sharks or mantas)

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

Carangidae; family Carangidae (large family of narrow-bodied marine food fishes with widely forked tails; chiefly of warm seas)

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