GENUS PARALICHTHYS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Paralichthys mean? 

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

1. a genus of Bothidae

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS PARALICHTHYS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A genus of Bothidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Paralichthys; Paralichthys

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

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "genus Paralichthys"):

Paralichthys lethostigmus; southern flounder (flounder of southern United States)

Paralichthys dentatus; summer flounder (flounder of eastern coast of North America)

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

Bothidae; family Bothidae (a family of fish of the order Heterosomata)