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XYPHOPHORUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Swordtails

Synonyms:

genus Xyphophorus; Xyphophorus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Xyphophorus"):

helleri; swordtail; topminnow; Xyphophorus helleri (freshwater fish of Central America having a long swordlike tail; popular aquarium fish)

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

Cyprinodontidae; family Cyprinodontidae (large family of small soft-finned fishes; killifishes; flagfishes; swordtails; guppies)

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