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PETROMYZON

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Typical lampreys

Synonyms:

genus Petromyzon; Petromyzon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Petromyzon"):

Petromyzon marinus; sea lamprey (large anadromous lamprey sometimes used as food; destructive of native fish fauna in the Great Lakes)

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

family Petromyzontidae; Petromyzontidae (lampreys)

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