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AULOSTOMUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Aulostomus mean?
• AULOSTOMUS (noun)
The noun AULOSTOMUS has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Aulostomidae
Familiarity information: AULOSTOMUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Aulostomidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Aulostomus; genus Aulostomus
Hypernyms ("Aulostomus" is a kind of...):
fish genus (any of various genus of fish)
Meronyms (members of "Aulostomus"):
Aulostomus maculatus; trumpetfish (tropical Atlantic fish with a long snout; swims snout down)
Holonyms ("Aulostomus" is a member of...):
Aulostomidae; family Aulostomidae (trumpetfishes)
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