GENUS DIODON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Diodon mean? 

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

1. type genus of the Diodontidae

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS DIODON (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the Diodontidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Diodon; genus Diodon

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

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "genus Diodon"):

Diodon hystrix; porcupine fish; porcupinefish (spines become erect when the body is inflated; worldwide in warm waters)

balloonfish; Diodon holocanthus (similar to but smaller than porcupinefish)

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

Diodontidae; family Diodontidae (spiny puffers)