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ORTHOPRISTIS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A genus of Haemulidae

Synonyms:

genus Orthopristis; Orthopristis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Orthopristis"):

hogfish; Orthopristis chrysopterus; pigfish (found from Long Island southward)

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

family Haemulidae; Haemulidae (grunts)

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