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GENUS ELOPS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Type genus of the Elopidae: tenpounder
Synonyms:
Elops; genus Elops
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Elops" is a kind of...):
fish genus (any of various genus of fish)
Meronyms (members of "genus Elops"):
Elops saurus; ladyfish; tenpounder (game fish resembling the tarpon but smaller)
Holonyms ("genus Elops" is a member of...):
Elopidae; family Elopidae (tarpons and ladyfishes)