ISTIOPHORUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Istiophorus mean? 

• ISTIOPHORUS (noun)
  The noun ISTIOPHORUS has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the Istiophoridae

  Familiarity information: ISTIOPHORUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ISTIOPHORUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the Istiophoridae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Istiophorus; Istiophorus

Hypernyms ("Istiophorus" is a kind of...):

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Istiophorus"):

Atlantic sailfish; Istiophorus albicans (a kind of sailfish)

Holonyms ("Istiophorus" is a member of...):

family Istiophoridae; Istiophoridae (sailfishes; spearfishes; marlins)