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MICROPTERUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Micropterus mean?
• MICROPTERUS (noun)
The noun MICROPTERUS has 1 sense:
1. American freshwater black basses
Familiarity information: MICROPTERUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
American freshwater black basses
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Micropterus; Micropterus
Hypernyms ("Micropterus" is a kind of...):
fish genus (any of various genus of fish)
Meronyms (members of "Micropterus"):
black bass (widely distributed and highly prized American freshwater game fishes (sunfish family))
Holonyms ("Micropterus" is a member of...):
Centrarchidae; family Centrarchidae (sunfish family)
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