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GENUS ECHENEIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Echeneis mean?
• GENUS ECHENEIS (noun)
The noun GENUS ECHENEIS has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Echeneididae: typical remoras
Familiarity information: GENUS ECHENEIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Echeneididae: typical remoras
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Echeneis; genus Echeneis
Hypernyms ("genus Echeneis" is a kind of...):
fish genus (any of various genus of fish)
Meronyms (members of "genus Echeneis"):
Echeneis naucrates; sharksucker (remoras found attached to sharks)
Holonyms ("genus Echeneis" is a member of...):
Echeneididae; family Echeneidae; family Echeneididae (fishes having a sucking disk on the head for clinging to other fishes and to ships)
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