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PSEPHURUS GLADIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Psephurus gladis mean?
• PSEPHURUS GLADIS (noun)
The noun PSEPHURUS GLADIS has 1 sense:
1. fish of larger rivers of China similar to the Mississippi paddlefish
Familiarity information: PSEPHURUS GLADIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Fish of larger rivers of China similar to the Mississippi paddlefish
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Chinese paddlefish; Psephurus gladis
Hypernyms ("Psephurus gladis" is a kind of...):
ganoid; ganoid fish (primitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny covering)
Holonyms ("Psephurus gladis" is a member of...):
genus Psephurus; Psephurus (a genus of Polyodontidae)
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