GENUS PHYSA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Physa mean? 

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

1. type genus of the Physidae; freshwater air-breathing snails

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS PHYSA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the Physidae; freshwater air-breathing snails

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Nouns denoting animals

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

mollusk genus (a genus of mollusks)

Meronyms (members of "genus Physa"):

physa (any member of the genus Physa)

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

family Physidae; Physidae (freshwater snails)