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RYPTICUS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A genus of fish of the family Serranidae, including soapfishes

Synonyms:

genus Rypticus; Rypticus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Rypticus"):

soapfish (fishes with slimy mucus-covered skin; found in the warm Atlantic coastal waters of America)

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

family Serranidae; Serranidae (marine fishes: sea basses; sea perches; groupers; jewfish)

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