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CENTROPRISTIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Centropristis mean?
• CENTROPRISTIS (noun)
The noun CENTROPRISTIS has 1 sense:
1. sea basses
Familiarity information: CENTROPRISTIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Sea basses
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Centropristis; genus Centropristis
Hypernyms ("Centropristis" is a kind of...):
fish genus (any of various genus of fish)
Meronyms (members of "Centropristis"):
Centropristis philadelphica; rock bass; rock sea bass (a kind of sea bass)
black bass; black sea bass; Centropistes striata (bluish black-striped sea bass of the Atlantic coast of the United States)
Holonyms ("Centropristis" is a member of...):
family Serranidae; Serranidae (marine fishes: sea basses; sea perches; groupers; jewfish)
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