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GENUS ANGUILLA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Anguillidae: eels
Synonyms:
Anguilla; genus Anguilla
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Anguilla" is a kind of...):
fish genus (any of various genus of fish)
Meronyms (members of "genus Anguilla"):
common eel; freshwater eel (eels that live in fresh water as adults but return to sea to spawn; found in Europe and America; marketed both fresh and smoked)
Holonyms ("genus Anguilla" is a member of...):
Anguillidae; family Anguillidae (eels that live in fresh water as adults but return to the sea to spawn)
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