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PERIOPHTHALMUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A genus of Gobiidae

Synonyms:

genus Periophthalmus; Periophthalmus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Periophthalmus"):

mudskipper; mudspringer (found in tropical coastal regions of Africa and Asia; able to move on land on strong pectoral fins)

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

family Gobiidae; Gobiidae (gobies)

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