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GENUS GERRES
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Gerres mean?
• GENUS GERRES (noun)
The noun GENUS GERRES has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Gerreidae
Familiarity information: GENUS GERRES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Gerreidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Gerres; Gerres
Hypernyms ("genus Gerres" is a kind of...):
fish genus (any of various genus of fish)
Meronyms (members of "genus Gerres"):
Gerres cinereus; yellowfin mojarra (popular panfish from Bermuda and Gulf of Mexico to Brazil)
Holonyms ("genus Gerres" is a member of...):
family Gerreidae; family Gerridae; Gerreidae; Gerridae (mojarras)
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