TRACHIPTERUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Trachipterus mean? 

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

1. type genus of the Trachipteridae

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• TRACHIPTERUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the Trachipteridae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Trachipterus; Trachipterus

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

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Trachipterus"):

dealfish; Trachipterus arcticus (deep-sea ribbonfish)

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

family Trachipteridae; Trachipteridae (ribbonfishes)