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POMATOMUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Pomatomidae

Synonyms:

genus Pomatomus; Pomatomus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Pomatomus"):

bluefish; Pomatomus saltatrix (bluish warm-water marine food and game fish that follow schools of small fishes into shallow waters)

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

family Pomatomidae; Pomatomidae (food and game fishes related to pompanos)

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