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PAROPHRYS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A genus of Soleidae

Synonyms:

genus Parophrys; Parophrys

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Parophrys"):

English sole; lemon sole; Parophrys vitulus (popular pale brown food flatfish of the Pacific coast of North America)

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

family Soleidae; Soleidae (soles)

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