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RYPTICUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Rypticus mean?
• RYPTICUS (noun)
The noun RYPTICUS has 1 sense:
1. a genus of fish of the family Serranidae, including soapfishes
Familiarity information: RYPTICUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of fish of the family Serranidae, including soapfishes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Rypticus; Rypticus
Hypernyms ("Rypticus" is a kind of...):
fish genus (any of various genus of fish)
Meronyms (members of "Rypticus"):
soapfish (fishes with slimy mucus-covered skin; found in the warm Atlantic coastal waters of America)
Holonyms ("Rypticus" is a member of...):
family Serranidae; Serranidae (marine fishes: sea basses; sea perches; groupers; jewfish)
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