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ELOPS SAURUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Elops saurus mean?
• ELOPS SAURUS (noun)
The noun ELOPS SAURUS has 1 sense:
1. game fish resembling the tarpon but smaller
Familiarity information: ELOPS SAURUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Game fish resembling the tarpon but smaller
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Elops saurus; ladyfish; tenpounder
Hypernyms ("Elops saurus" is a kind of...):
tarpon; Tarpon atlanticus (large silvery game fish of warm Atlantic coastal waters especially off Florida)
Holonyms ("Elops saurus" is a member of...):
Elops; genus Elops (type genus of the Elopidae: tenpounder)
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