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GENUS CHILOMYCTERUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Chilomycterus mean?
• GENUS CHILOMYCTERUS (noun)
The noun GENUS CHILOMYCTERUS has 1 sense:
1. burrfishes
Familiarity information: GENUS CHILOMYCTERUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Burrfishes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Chilomycterus; genus Chilomycterus
Hypernyms ("genus Chilomycterus" is a kind of...):
fish genus (any of various genus of fish)
Meronyms (members of "genus Chilomycterus"):
burrfish (any of several fishes having rigid flattened spines)
Holonyms ("genus Chilomycterus" is a member of...):
Diodontidae; family Diodontidae (spiny puffers)
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