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ISTIOPHORUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Type genus of the Istiophoridae
Synonyms:
genus Istiophorus; Istiophorus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Istiophorus" is a kind of...):
fish genus (any of various genus of fish)
Meronyms (members of "Istiophorus"):
Atlantic sailfish; Istiophorus albicans (a kind of sailfish)
Holonyms ("Istiophorus" is a member of...):
family Istiophoridae; Istiophoridae (sailfishes; spearfishes; marlins)