THALASSOMA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Thalassoma mean? 

• THALASSOMA (noun)
  The noun THALASSOMA has 1 sense:

1. a genus of Labridae

  Familiarity information: THALASSOMA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• THALASSOMA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A genus of Labridae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Thalassoma; Thalassoma

Hypernyms ("Thalassoma" is a kind of...):

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Thalassoma"):

bluehead; Thalassoma bifasciatum (small Atlantic wrasse the male of which has a brilliant blue head)

Holonyms ("Thalassoma" is a member of...):

family Labridae; Labridae (wrasses)