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POLYODON
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Type genus of the Polyodontidae
Synonyms:
genus Polyodon; Polyodon
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Polyodon" is a kind of...):
fish genus (any of various genus of fish)
Meronyms (members of "Polyodon"):
duckbill; paddlefish; Polyodon spathula (primitive fish of the Mississippi valley having a long paddle-shaped snout)
Holonyms ("Polyodon" is a member of...):
family Polyodontidae; Polyodontidae (paddlefishes)