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SERGEANT MAJOR

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Large blue-grey black-striped damselfish; nearly worldwide

Synonyms:

Abudefduf saxatilis; sergeant major

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("sergeant major" is a kind of...):

damselfish; demoiselle (small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs)

Holonyms ("sergeant major" is a member of...):

Abudefduf; genus Abudefduf (damsel fishes)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A noncommissioned officer serving as chief administrative officer of a headquarters unit of the Army

Synonyms:

command sergeant major; sergeant major

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("sergeant major" is a kind of...):

sergeant (any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal)

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