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GRENADIER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Deep-sea fish with a large head and body and long tapering tail
Synonyms:
grenadier; rattail; rattail fish
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("grenadier" is a kind of...):
gadoid; gadoid fish (a soft-finned fish of the family Gadidae)
Holonyms ("grenadier" is a member of...):
family Macrouridae; family Macruridae; Macrouridae; Macruridae (grenadiers)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An infantryman equipped with grenades
Synonyms:
grenade thrower; grenadier
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("grenadier" is a kind of...):
foot soldier; footslogger; infantryman; marcher (fights on foot with small arms)
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