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GENUS ECHENEIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Echeneididae: typical remoras
Synonyms:
Echeneis; genus Echeneis
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Echeneis" is a kind of...):
fish genus (any of various genus of fish)
Meronyms (members of "genus Echeneis"):
Echeneis naucrates; sharksucker (remoras found attached to sharks)
Holonyms ("genus Echeneis" is a member of...):
Echeneididae; family Echeneidae; family Echeneididae (fishes having a sucking disk on the head for clinging to other fishes and to ships)
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