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CATOSTOMUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Catostomus mean?
• CATOSTOMUS (noun)
The noun CATOSTOMUS has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the family Catostomidae
Familiarity information: CATOSTOMUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the family Catostomidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Catostomus; genus Catostomus
Hypernyms ("Catostomus" is a kind of...):
fish genus (any of various genus of fish)
Holonyms ("Catostomus" is a member of...):
Catostomidae; family Catostomidae (suckers; closely related to the family Cyprinidae)
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