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GEMPYLUS SERPENS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Gempylus serpens mean?
• GEMPYLUS SERPENS (noun)
The noun GEMPYLUS SERPENS has 1 sense:
1. predatory tropical fishes with jutting jaws and strong teeth
Familiarity information: GEMPYLUS SERPENS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Predatory tropical fishes with jutting jaws and strong teeth
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Gempylus serpens; snake mackerel
Hypernyms ("Gempylus serpens" is a kind of...):
gempylid (snake mackerels; elongated marine fishes with oily flesh; resembles mackerels; found worldwide)
Holonyms ("Gempylus serpens" is a member of...):
family Gempylidae; Gempylidae (snake mackerels)
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