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POMOLOBUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Pomolobus mean?
• POMOLOBUS (noun)
The noun POMOLOBUS has 1 sense:
1. genus to which the alewife is sometimes assigned
Familiarity information: POMOLOBUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Genus to which the alewife is sometimes assigned
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Pomolobus; Pomolobus
Hypernyms ("Pomolobus" is a kind of...):
fish genus (any of various genus of fish)
Holonyms ("Pomolobus" is a member of...):
Clupeidae; family Clupeidae (herrings; shad; sardines; etc.)
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