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PYLODICTUS OLIVARIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Pylodictus olivaris mean?
• PYLODICTUS OLIVARIS (noun)
The noun PYLODICTUS OLIVARIS has 1 sense:
1. large catfish of central United States having a flattened head and projecting jaw
Familiarity information: PYLODICTUS OLIVARIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large catfish of central United States having a flattened head and projecting jaw
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
flathead catfish; goujon; mudcat; Pylodictus olivaris; shovelnose catfish; spoonbill catfish
Hypernyms ("Pylodictus olivaris" is a kind of...):
catfish; siluriform fish (any of numerous mostly freshwater bottom-living fishes of Eurasia and North America with barbels like whiskers around the mouth)
Holonyms ("Pylodictus olivaris" is a member of...):
genus Pylodictus; Pylodictus (flathead catfishes)
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