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GENUS XYPHOPHORUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Xyphophorus mean?
• GENUS XYPHOPHORUS (noun)
The noun GENUS XYPHOPHORUS has 1 sense:
1. swordtails
Familiarity information: GENUS XYPHOPHORUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Swordtails
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Xyphophorus; Xyphophorus
Hypernyms ("genus Xyphophorus" is a kind of...):
fish genus (any of various genus of fish)
Meronyms (members of "genus Xyphophorus"):
helleri; swordtail; topminnow; Xyphophorus helleri (freshwater fish of Central America having a long swordlike tail; popular aquarium fish)
Holonyms ("genus Xyphophorus" is a member of...):
Cyprinodontidae; family Cyprinodontidae (large family of small soft-finned fishes; killifishes; flagfishes; swordtails; guppies)
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