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PARALICHTHYS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A genus of Bothidae

Synonyms:

genus Paralichthys; Paralichthys

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Paralichthys"):

Paralichthys lethostigmus; southern flounder (flounder of southern United States)

Paralichthys dentatus; summer flounder (flounder of eastern coast of North America)

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

Bothidae; family Bothidae (a family of fish of the order Heterosomata)

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