GENUS TINCA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Tinca mean? 

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

1. tench

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS TINCA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Tench

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Tinca; Tinca

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

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "genus Tinca"):

tench; Tinca tinca (freshwater dace-like game fish of Europe and western Asia noted for ability to survive outside water)

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

Cyprinidae; family Cyprinidae (a family of fish including: carp; tench; roach; rudd; dace)