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LUTJANUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Lutjanidae: snappers
Synonyms:
genus Lutjanus; Lutjanus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Lutjanus" is a kind of...):
fish genus (any of various genus of fish)
Meronyms (members of "Lutjanus"):
Lutjanus blackfordi; red snapper (an esteemed food fish with pinkish red head and body; common in the Atlantic coastal waters of North America and the Gulf of Mexico)
gray snapper; grey snapper; Lutjanus griseus; mangrove snapper (found in shallow waters off the coast of Florida)
Lutjanus apodus; schoolmaster (food fish of warm Caribbean and Atlantic waters)
Holonyms ("Lutjanus" is a member of...):
family Lutjanidae; Lutjanidae (snappers)
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