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GENUS CARASSIUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Synonyms:
Carassius; genus Carassius
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Carassius" is a kind of...):
fish genus (any of various genus of fish)
Meronyms (members of "genus Carassius"):
Carassius auratus; goldfish (small golden or orange-red freshwater fishes of Eurasia used as pond or aquarium fishes)
Carassius carassius; Carassius vulgaris; crucian carp (European carp closely resembling wild goldfish)
Holonyms ("genus Carassius" is a member of...):
Cyprinidae; family Cyprinidae (a family of fish including: carp; tench; roach; rudd; dace)