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GENUS PERCINA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Percina mean?
• GENUS PERCINA (noun)
The noun GENUS PERCINA has 1 sense:
1. a genus of Percidae
Familiarity information: GENUS PERCINA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of Percidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Percina; Percina
Hypernyms ("genus Percina" is a kind of...):
fish genus (any of various genus of fish)
Meronyms (members of "genus Percina"):
Percina tanasi; snail darter (a small snail-eating perch of the Tennessee River)
Holonyms ("genus Percina" is a member of...):
family Percidae; Percidae (active freshwater fishes; true perches and pike perches)
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