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PTEROIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Lionfishes

Synonyms:

genus Pterois; Pterois

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Pterois"):

lionfish (brightly striped fish of the tropical Pacific having elongated spiny fins)

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

family Scorpaenidae; Scorpaenidae (scorpionfishes; rockfishes; lionfishes)

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