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TETRAPTURUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A genus of Istiophoridae

Synonyms:

genus Tetrapturus; Tetrapturus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Tetrapturus"):

spearfish (any of several large vigorous pelagic fishes resembling sailfishes but with first dorsal fin much reduced; worldwide but rare)

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

family Istiophoridae; Istiophoridae (sailfishes; spearfishes; marlins)

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