GENUS AMEIURUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Ameiurus mean? 

• GENUS AMEIURUS (noun)
  The noun GENUS AMEIURUS has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the Ameiuridae: bullhead catfishes

  Familiarity information: GENUS AMEIURUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS AMEIURUS (noun)

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Ameiuridae: bullhead catfishes

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Ameiurus; genus Ameiurus

Hypernyms ("genus Ameiurus" is a kind of...):

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "genus Ameiurus"):

bullhead; bullhead catfish (any of several common freshwater catfishes of the United States)

Holonyms ("genus Ameiurus" is a member of...):

Ameiuridae; family Ameiuridae (North American catfishes)