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ARIUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Ariidae: sea catfishes
Synonyms:
Arius; genus Arius
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Arius" is a kind of...):
fish genus (any of various genus of fish)
Meronyms (members of "Arius"):
crucifix fish (sea catfish of the Caribbean area)
Holonyms ("Arius" is a member of...):
Ariidae; family Ariidae (sea catfishes)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A Greek who was a Christian theologian active in Alexandria and who was declared a heretic for his doctrines about God (which came to be known as Arianism) (256?-336)
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
theologian; theologiser; theologist; theologizer (someone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology)
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