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RAZOR FISH

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Any of several small wrasses with compressed sharp-edged heads of the West Indies and Mediterranean

Synonyms:

razor-fish; razor fish

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("razor fish" is a kind of...):

wrasse (chiefly tropical marine fishes with fleshy lips and powerful teeth; usually brightly colored)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "razor fish"):

Hemipteronatus novacula; pearly razorfish (a kind of razor fish)

Holonyms ("razor fish" is a member of...):

genus Hemipteronatus; Hemipteronatus (razor fish)

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